Famen Temple, Xi'an

Famen Temple
· Location: Famen Town, Fufeng County, Baoji Prefecture, 120 kilometers west from Xi'an
Famen Temple is famous for important Buddhist relics. Some Buddhist artifacts were buried by Emperor Xizongin an underground palace during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). These excavated treasures, including four Bodhisattva statues, and some ceramics and silks, are exhibited in the museum of the temple.
Famen Temple was built at the end of the the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220). It is one of the must-see places in Xi'an, after the Terracotta Army. The temple is treated as a holy place for Buddhist believers.