Zunsheng Temple

Zunsheng Temple ( Chinese: 尊勝寺) is located in Huyangling, 20 km northeast of the seat of Wutai County. It was founded in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

and was initially called "Shan Zhu Ge Yuan" (善住閣院). It was rebuilt in Tiansheng 4th year,

Northern Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, endin ...

, and named "Zhen Rong Chan Yuan" (真容禪院). After renovation in Wanli 19th year of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

, it was named "Zunsheng Temple". And it was partly renovated in Tongzhi 7th year,

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

. The stele erected in Kangxi 24th year of the

recorded the history of the temple. Its current appearance reflected the renovation during the period of the Republic of China. It has a land area of more than 32,000 square meters. Buddhist temples in Xinzhou Xinzhou {{PRChina-Buddhist-temple-stub