Built in Tang Dynasty, the Ci'en Temple is located on Danan Street in Shenhe District and is the biggest Buddhist Temple available in Shenyang. It was built in Tang Dynasty.
Grand and magnificent, the Ci'en Temple has a harmonious and appropriate layout. Facing east, it covers a rectangle area of over 10,000 square meters. It has 3 gates with Bell and Drum Towers on both sides. The temple has 3 groups of buildings. In the middle stand the Tianwang Hall, the Daxiong Hall, the Biqiu Altar, and the Depositary Building of the Buddhist Texts. In the south, stand the Ruyiliao, the ancestral hall and the dining hall. In the north stand the warehouses and guestrooms. With a long history, the Ci'en Temple ranks the first among all the temples in this city concerning the preservation status and the number of the texts, the images of Buddha, sacrificial vessels and musical instruments.

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