The main buildings of Shanhuasi Temple are arranged along the central axis from north to south, gradually unfolding and layering up

Shanhuasi Temple, commonly known as Nansi, is located at No. 6 Nansi Street, Pingcheng District, Datong City, Shanxi Province. According to the temple stele records: it was first built during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and was called Kaiyuan Temple. It was renamed Dapuen Temple during the Five Dynasties and Later Jin. It was rebuilt and reconstructed under the supervision of Monk Yuanman during the Jin Dynasty. The main buildings of Shanhuasi Temple are arranged along the central axis from north to south, gradually unfolding and layering up. The front is the mountain gate, and the middle is the Three Saints Hall, both built during the Jin Dynasty. The remaining Liao Dynasty structure, the Great Buddha Hall, is located on the high platform at the back, with the East and West Duo Halls on its left and right. The Shu Pavilion ruins are on the east side, and the west side is the second year of Jin Zhenyuan (11). Except for the Heavenly King Hall (Mountain Gate), Three Saints Hall, Great Buddha Hall and Puxian Pavilion, which are Liao and Jin buildings, the remaining side halls and bell and drum towers are Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings. There are 9 Ming Dynasty statues, 2 Jin steles, and 3 Ming and Qing Dynasty renovation steles. The buildings of Shanhuasi Temple are staggered in height, clear in primary and secondary, and symmetrical in left and right. It is the largest and most complete existing Liao and Jin period building in China. It is now the office of the Datong City Ancient Architecture Cultural Relics Management Office. In March 1961, Shanhuasi Temple was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.