Tie fu si, Linfen

Iron Buddha Temple, also known as Dayun Temple, is located in the southwest of Yaodu District, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, China, and was listed as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2006. The temple was built in the sixth year of the Tang Dynasty, and the existing building was built in the Qing Dynasty. The temple faces east from west, 125 meters from east to west, 43 meters from north to south, covers an area of 5363 square meters, with a construction area of 2694 square meters, and now has a mountain gate, a hall, a golden glazed pagoda, a scripture collection building and a supporting hall. The Golden Dome Glazed Pagoda was built in the 54th year of the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing Dynasty, and is a brick pagoda with six floors and a height of 30 meters. The first to the fifth floor is square, the sixth floor is octagonal, the pagoda brake is placed in the treasure beads. The bottom layer of the pagoda is hollow and enshrines a head of Shakyamuni Buddha cast in iron in the Tang Dynasty, 6.8 meters high and 3.8 meters wide.