Huayan Temple (Datong)

Huayan Temple
华严寺
The Shanmen at Huayan Temple.
Location within Shanxi
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Location
Location	Pingcheng District, Datong, Shanxi
Country	China
Coordinates	40°05′56″N 113°18′05″E
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Established	1038
Completed	1140 (reconstruction)
Website
www.sxdthys.com

Huayan Temple or Huayan Monastery (simplified Chinese: 华严寺; traditional Chinese: 華嚴寺; pinyin: Huáyán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Datong, Shanxi, China.

Huayan Temple has been burned down and rebuilt several times. The Daxiongbao Hall and Cangjing Ge still preserve the architectural style of the Liao and Jin dynasties (907–1234). It is an artistic complex of ancient Chinese architecture, sculpture, frescoes and inscriptions, as well as a cultural synthesis of religion and politics.