Bigan Temple is located in Weihui City, Henan Province.
Bigan Temple is the temple of Bigan, a loyal minister of the Shang Dynasty. It is located in Weihui City, Xinxiang City, Henan Province. It is one of the important architectural complexes integrating temples and tombs. It is the first ancestral temple in China that contains tombs for worshiping people, and is known as the "No. 1 Temple in the World". The temples are spacious, the architecture is majestic, and they are simple and spectacular, showing the ingenuity and artistic creativity of the working people of the Han nationality in ancient China.
The existing building complex was rebuilt in the 7th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. The main building of the entire temple consists of the Shinto, the screen wall, the mountain gate, the second gate, the stele corridor, the wooden square, the side hall, the main hall, etc. The total construction area reaches 47,000 square meters. The temple preserves many cultural relics of important value, and its calligraphy, sculptures, and architectural styles are of high taste and historical value.
Distribution of scenic spots
Based on the resource situation and development foundation in the scenic area, the development layout of the tourist area is expressed as follows: "One core, two rings, and five functional areas." With Bigan Temple as the core and expanding outward, it is divided into two rings, the cultural display ring and the ecological garden ring. On this basis, Weihui Bigan Linyuan Tourist Area*** is divided into five functional areas, namely temple area, cultural exhibition area, Lin memorial area, ecological garden area and commercial service area. The total area Approximately 791,000 square meters.
Among them, the expanded tourist area covers an area of ??approximately 744,000 square meters. The temple area is the core scenic spot of the Guoshen Bigan Forest Park tourist area, and is also a national key cultural relics area. The main landscapes include the screen wall, the stele gallery, the hollow door lion, the main hall, the Kaixin cypress, the stele of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the stele of imperial books of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, There are Confucius sword engraved monuments, cemeteries, etc. The built-up area is about 47,000 square meters.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Bigan Temple