Nanchan Temple

Shanxi · China

Nanchan Temple, China
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Summer and autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

This small hall in the Wutai region is the oldest confirmed timber building in China, dating to the eighth century. Its modest scale belies its immense importance to architectural history.

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