Tags: Religious Building.
Nanchan Temple (Chinese: 南禪寺; pinyin: Nán Chán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Wutaishan Shanxi Province China. Nanchan Temple was built in 782 CE during China’s Tang Dynasty and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China’s oldest preserved timber building extant as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destructions.
