▁Li ang ▁S ich eng , ▁G ey uan ▁Temple ’ s ▁age ▁and ▁architect ural ▁significance ▁were ▁not ▁recognized ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁a ▁study ▁dated ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁the ▁L iao ▁D ynast y . ▁The ▁late ▁discovery ▁date ▁is ▁explained ▁by ▁La iy uan ’ s ▁extreme ▁isol ation ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Western ▁Heb ei ▁province . ▁ ▁Layout ▁G ey uan ▁Temple ▁contains ▁three ▁main ▁buildings , ▁the ▁W ens hu ▁Hall , ▁a ▁mult istory ▁pav il ion ▁used ▁to ▁store ▁s ut ras ▁and ▁a ▁T ian w ang ▁Hall . ▁Un like ▁the ▁normal ▁Chinese ▁temple ▁layout , ▁in ▁which ▁structures ▁are ▁built ▁along ▁a ▁central ▁axis ▁from ▁south ▁to ▁north , ▁G ey uan ▁tem ples ’ ▁buildings ▁face ▁west . ▁ ▁W ens hu ▁Hall ▁ ▁W ens hu ▁Hall ▁() ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁in ▁ 9 6 6 ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁L iao ▁building ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁ext ant , ▁built ▁ 5 9 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁dynast y ’ s ▁found ing . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁square ▁structure ▁that ▁is ▁three ▁b ays ▁wide ▁and ▁measures ▁ 1 5 ▁by ▁ 1 5 . 6 7 ▁meters . ▁Each ▁bay ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁fa ç ade ▁contains ▁four ▁door ▁pan els , ▁and ▁the ▁hall ▁is ▁built ▁upon ▁a ▁large ▁y u eta i . ▁The ▁hall ▁has ▁no ▁ce iling , ▁but ▁has ▁be ams ▁that ▁span ▁six ▁ra fter s ▁and