Qimuque Temple

Qimuque temple, located at the foot of the Wansuifeng peak of the Taishishan Mt. in Northeast of Dengfeng city and built first approximately in the second year of Emperor Andi of Eastern Han Dynasty (123 A.D.) was a Shengda que in front of the Shaoshishanmiao temple in Han Dynasty. Qimuque temple has been included in the first group of key national protection relics by the State Council in 1961. Its structure is similar to that for Shaoshique. Two ques of Qimuque temple, located symmetrically on both side of Qimumiao temple, are symbolic gate of Qimumiao temple. Qimuque has sculptures and paintings on its walls and there are over well preserved 60 paints whose rich contents have revealed the life and mythological culture of Han Dynasty. The inscriptions of Qimuque temple, having been written in seal script by Tang Xixie, are classical calligraphical works of Han Dynasty. Qimuque is an important concrete proof for the worship activities in ancient China. and a classical building of worship etiquette buildings in ancient China. Songyuansi Temple Pagoda

Songyuanmiao temple pagoda, located inside Songyuanmiao temple on the south of Songshan and 5 km away from Dengfeng city, has been included in the first group of key national protection relics by the State Council in 1961. The pagoda, built during the rule of King Xiaoming of Northern Wei Dynasty (509 A.D.) was originally an imperial palace of emperor Xuewe and altered as a Buddhist temple later on. The pagoda is China’s earliest ancient pagoda taking cylinder structure and dodecagonal plane. The pagoda has weathered through over 1400 years and represented supreme constructional techniques. In addition, it is a pioneering cylinder structure and the earliest cylinder structure in the world.