Hall of Heavenly Blessing

Shandong


The main hall of Dai Temple is the colossal, twin-eaved, nine-bay-wide Hall of Heavenly Blessing, which dates to AD 1009. The dark interior houses an exquisite, 62m-long Song-dynasty mural depicting Emperor Zhenzong as the Lord of Tai Shan, the god of longevity to whom the entire complex is dedicated.


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