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 荐福寺

慈氏閣
Built in the Ming Dynasty, this hall has a two-storey brick and wood structure.
Among the multi eaves of the roof, there hangs a plaque engraved with imperial Jinfu Temple that was made in the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong Period of the Ming Dynasty (1449 AD). The Ci Shi Ge Hall is the place where a statue of the Maitreya Buddha is enshrined and worhipped.

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 荐福寺

南山門
The Nanshan Gate was the main entrance of the Jianfu Temple during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
A plaque with the name of the temple, "Imperial Jianfu Temple", which was made in the sixth year of the Zhengde Period of the Ming Dynasty (1514 AD), i embedded on the lintel over the door.

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 荐福寺

蔵経楼
Built in the Qing Dynasty, this hall has a two-storey brick and wood structure.
It is mainly for storing Buddhist sutras and shastras.

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 荐福寺

小雁塔

Built in the Jinglong Period of the Tang Dynasty (707- 709 AD), the Small Wild Goose Pagoda was an example of the Buddhist architecture built during the heyday of the Silk Road.

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荐福寺 

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Erected in the sixth year of the Zhenghe Period of the Northern Song Dynastie (1116 AD), the stele is currently the oldest text-bearing stele in the yard of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda.

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荐福寺

雁塔晨鐘
There is an Iron Bell in the Jin Dynasty that has been used fr telling time and in Buddhist services in Bell Tower. 
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the "Bell chiming in the morning at the Small Wild Goose Pagoda" was one of the eight scenic attractions in the Guanzhong Area.

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 荐福寺

大雅宝殿
Built in the Qing Dynasty, this hall has a brick and wood structure. 
It is the main hall of the Jianfu Temple, andis the place where a statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha is enshrined and worshipped.

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 荐福寺

白衣閣
Built in the Qing Dynasty, this hall has a two-storey brick and wood structure.

It is the place where a statue of the Bodhisattva Guanyin is enshrined and worshipped.

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