Located
south of the Nine-Dragon Screen, Benevolent
Incarnation Monastery was first built in
A.D. 713-741 during the Tang Dynasty. Destroyed
in war, it was rebuilt in A.D. 1128-1143
during the Kin Dynasty, although the Grand
Hall was a structure left over from the
Liao Dynasty. The entire monastery is a
well-proportioned, well-preserved complex.
It contains more than thirty Buddhist statues
sculptured during the Liao and Kin dynasties,
the most noteworthy being covered in gold
leaf.
