The Great Compassion Temple in Quwo, Shanxi

The Great Compassion Temple covers an area of 4000 square meters and was first built in the first year of Tang Dahe (827 AD). The Great Compassion Temple faces south with a rectangular layout, and the main buildings include the Offering Hall, the Passage Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, and the east and west wing rooms. The beam frame and bracket set of the Offering Hall of the Great Compassion Temple have completely preserved the architectural style and style of the Song and Jin periods, which is of great value for studying the architectural technology of the same period in China. The Offering Hall of the Great Compassion Temple has a high scientific value for studying the structural style of Chinese architecture during the Song and Jin periods. The beam frame and bracket set of the Offering Hall have completely preserved the architectural style and style of the Song and Jin periods, which is a representative work of Song and Jin architecture and is of great value for studying the architectural technology of the same period in China. It is a key cultural relic protection unit of the fifth batch of the country. The Great Compassion Temple is now opened as the Linfen Stone Carving Art Museum, displaying a large number of exquisite ancient stone carving artworks.