Guangrenwang Temple
The Five Dragons Temple is a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, China. It is also known as King Guangren's Temple. The temple contains China's second oldest dated timber building, the Main Hall.- Type: Place of worship
- Description: Taoist temple in China
- Also known as: “Five Dragons Temple” and “五龙庙”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yongle Palace.
Yongle Palace
Place of worship
Photo: Halazhang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yongle Gong is a historic Taoist temple complex in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, notable for its Yuan dynasty murals. Built over a period of 128 years between 1240 and 1358 and dedicated to the Taoist saint of Lü Dongbin, the temple was originally located in Yongle Town some 15 miles west of its current site. Yongle Palace is situated 1 km southeast of Guangrenwang Temple.
Guangrenwang Temple
- Categories: cultural heritage of China, heritage site, historic site, and religion
- Location: Yuncheng, Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.7305° or 34° 43′ 50″ northLongitude
110.68198° or 110° 40′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8P6GPMJJ+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 891144371OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q8563484
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Guangrenwang Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “广仁王庙”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Kvin Drakoj”
- Japanese: “広仁王廟”
- Portuguese: “Templo dos Cinco Dragões”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Villager’s Square and Xiaoying Lake.
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