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Located 25km southwest of [[Taiyuan]], the '''Jinci Temple''' was first built before the [[Northern Wei Dynasty]] (386-534) to memorize [[Shuyu]], the second son of King Wu of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] (11th century-256 BC).

Over the history, the temple has undergone several repairs and expansions, the most important one was adding to it the huge Shengmu (Queen Mother) Hall in the [[Northern Song Dynasty]].

The Jinci Temple is famous for several things: Shengmu Hall and 43 Northern Song painted statues of palace maids it houses; Jinren Platform, where four Northern Song cast-iron human figures stand; Fish Pond and Flying Girder Hall; Zhou Dynasty cypresses and [[Sui Dynasty]] pagoda trees, in addition to a stone tablet engraved with Inscription and Preface for the Jinci Temple composed and written by [[Li Shimin]], the second emperor of the [[Tang Dynasty]].
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