Da Xiangguo Temple (The Temple of Chief Minister)

The Temple of Chief Minster is located on Ziyou Road. It was set up during the Northern Qi Dynasty and came into its prime phase during the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty it was destroyed by floods. Later, during the Shunzhi and Qianlong Periods in the Qing Dynasty it was rebuilt several times. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has been an all-round repair and maintaining and now, it covers an area of thirty mu. The temple consists of the Hall for the Heavenly Guardians, the Hall for the Great Hero, Octagonal Shaped Glazed Hall and the Scripture Chambre.. The Octagonal Shaped Glazed Hall consists of two parts--the outside corridor is 9.8 meters high and the central pavilion stands 16.9 meters high.

In the pavilion, stands a Goddness of Mercy with numerous hands and eyes which is over 7 meters high and is decorated with gold on its surface. It was made from one gingko tree trunk in the Qinglong Period of the Qing Dynasty. The Bell Pavilion is another attraction of the temple, in which stands a huge Bell cast in 33rd year of Qianlong's reign. The Bell is approximately 16.9 meters high and weighs over 10 thousand jin. It is said that the sound of the bell can travel the longest distance when it is struck on a frosty day. Therefore, "Xiangguo Frost Bell" has been regarded as one of the eight beautiful sceneries of Kaifeng.