镇国寺
五代建筑唐风遗韵
镇国寺原名京城寺，座落于平遥古城东北12公里的郝洞村。始建于五代北汉天会七年（963年），全国重点文物保护单位，世界文化遗产“一城两寺”的重要组成部分。
主殿“万佛殿”保存了五代时期的建筑风貌，是全国罕见的五代建筑。五代为时短暂，文物建筑遗存甚少，殿内的五代彩塑尤为奇缺。万佛殿建筑与殿内彩塑为研究中国建筑史和美术发展史提供了极其珍贵的实物佐证。
ZHENGUO TEMPLE
STRUCTURE IN FIVE DYNASTIES RELICS FROM TANG DYNASTY
The Zhenguo Temple, originally named the Jingcheng Temple, is situated at Haodong Village 15km away northeast of the Pingyao Ancient City. Its 44 ancient constructions of different periods houses 62 painted clay sculptures, over 100 frescoes and more than 20 stone tablets which truly record the easy fusion of the Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in China. The fairy tale of Lu Ban, the ancient carpenter master building the temple adds a desolate mysterious color to the temple. Especially, the original structure of its Ten-thousand Buddha Hall constructed in the Five Dynasties Period (907-960) has never been changed for over 1000 years though it has undergone many restorations in previous different periods. The fine frescoes of the Beiqi Dynasty on the hall’s walls are also rarely seen in China, as provide precious evidences for studying the Chinese development history of architecture and fine arts.
On January 13, 1988, Zhengguo Temple with an over 1000-year-old history was declared a key cultural relic under national protection. On December 3, 1997, Zhengguo Temple became part of the World Heritage Site of Pingyao Ancient City.
