Xīnchéng

Xincheng lies on the Hebei plain north of Baoding. In the northeastern part of the old town stands Kaishan Temple, known for its great Buddhist hall. The hall dates from the Liao dynasty and uses a timber frame with relatively few interior columns, leaving an open space around the images within. Other halls were added in the Ming and Qing periods, making the monastery a record of successive generations of builders.