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Zhenguo Temple (simplified Chinese: 镇国寺; traditional Chinese: 镇國寺; pinyin: Zhèn Gúo Sì) is a Buddhist temple located 10 km from Pingyao in the village of Hadongcun in Shanxi Province China. The temple’s oldest hall the Wanfo Hall was built in 963 during the Northern Han dynasty and is notable for featuring very large brackets that hold up the roof and flying eaves. The sculptures inside the hall are among the only examples of 10th century Buddhist sculpture in China.

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