Introduction to Yongtai Temple: Yongtai Temple, formerly known as Minglian Temple, was renamed Yongtai Temple in the Tang Dynasty because Princess Yongtai, the sister of Emperor Xiaoming, entered the temple as a nun. It has a history of 1470 years. Located at the western foot of Taishi Mountain, facing east and west, facing Shaolin Temple. Yongtai Temple is the first temple for female monks built after Zen Buddhism was introduced to China. It is also the oldest Buddhist temple for nuns in my country. There are many historical relics existing in the temple with high historical, artistic and scientific value. The most valuable among them is the Yongtai Temple Pagoda, a national key cultural relic protection unit.

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