Jinci
Jinci ( Chinese 晉祠 / 晋祠 , Pinyin Jìncí ) is a temple complex in Taiyuan in the Chinese province of Shanxi from the time of the Song Dynasty . Its core is the ancestral temple of Prince Shu Yu.
The temple has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (1-85) since 1961 .
history
Jinci Temple has a long history that can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 711 BC) when King Cheng left one of his states to his younger brother Yu. Yu was an intelligent leader and made many contributions to the state, so after his death his descendants built a temple for him to honor his achievement.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jinci Temple ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. History of the Jinci temple complex ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 37 ° 42 ′ 29 ″ N , 112 ° 26 ′ 32 ″ E