Shuanglin Temple
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The Shuanglin Temple is located in Qiaotou Village, seven kilometers west of Pingyao County. As one of the major sites of the Ancient City of Pingyao, it was listed as a key cultural site under the protection of the Shanxi provincial government on May 24, 1965.
Covering an area of 14,844 sq. m, it is built on a three-meter-high earth base; it is surrounded by high rammed-earth walls on four sides. In addition to its various major halls, what makes the temple famous are pagoda trees planted during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), stone tablets erected in the Song Dynasty, bells cast in the Ming Dynasty, as well as 2,056 invaluable colored sculptures.
