Tianshui Yuquan Temple Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Tianshui Yuquan Temple is a large Taoist temple ancient building complex in Longyou area. Its scale and integrity are rare in China. Yuquan Fairy Cave It is honored as one of the Ten Scenic Spots of Qinzhou.

Attractions distribution:

Yuquan Temple is located at the foot of Tianjing Mountain in the north of Qinzhou District, Tianshui City. The ancient temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty and was originally called "Beishan Temple". It was renamed "Tianqing Temple" and "Yuquan Temple" in the Song Dynasty. It was destroyed at the end of the Song Dynasty and was expanded and rebuilt in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. At its peak, it had more than 90 buildings.
The existing buildings of Yuquan Temple cover an area of more than 90,000 square meters, most of which were rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The buildings are close to the city walls, rising along the mountain, along the ravines, cliffs and terraces. The layout is distributed according to Taoist regulations. On the central axis running from north to south, there are seven magnificent buildings, including the Jade Emperor Hall, the Three Pure Ones Hall and the Archway. In the hills, mounds and valleys in the east, west and south, there are large-scale sacrificial shrines, temples, spring pavilions and stele corridors. The pavilions in the temple are high and low, steles are scattered all over the mountain, the forests are lush and the paths are deep and secluded. Visitors here will linger.
The ninth day of the first lunar month every year is the Yuquan Temple Fair, which the locals call "Chaoguan". It is early spring and people are idle, and the temple is bustling and lively, forming a joyous folk picture.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Climbing, outings, ancient buildings, temples, steles, springs