▁Research ▁in ▁Chinese ▁Architecture ▁began ▁a ▁search ▁in ▁China ▁for ▁ancient ▁buildings . ▁In ▁the ▁sevent h ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁society ' s ▁search ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁an ▁architect ural ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁Li ang ▁S ich eng ▁discovered ▁that ▁F og u ang ▁Temple ▁was ▁a ▁re lic ▁of ▁the ▁Tang ▁D ynast y . ▁Li ang ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁date ▁the ▁building ▁after ▁his ▁wife ▁found ▁an ▁ins cription ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ra fter s . ▁The ▁date ' s ▁accuracy ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Li ang ' s ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁matched ▁with ▁known ▁information ▁about ▁Tang ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Layout ▁ ▁Un like ▁most ▁other ▁Chinese ▁tem ples ▁which ▁are ▁orient ed ▁in ▁a ▁south - n orth ▁position , ▁the ▁F og u ang ▁temple ▁is ▁orient ed ▁in ▁an ▁east - west ▁position ▁due ▁to ▁there ▁being ▁mountains ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east , ▁north ▁and ▁south . ▁ ▁Having ▁mountains ▁behind ▁a ▁building ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁F eng ▁Sh ui . ▁The ▁temple ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁main ▁h alls . ▁The ▁northern ▁hall ▁is ▁called ▁The ▁Hall ▁of ▁Man jus ri ▁and ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 1 4 7 ▁during ▁the ▁Jin ▁dynast y . ▁The ▁largest ▁hall , ▁the ▁Great ▁East ▁Hall ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 8 5 7 ▁during ▁the ▁Tang ▁D ynast y . ▁Another ▁large ▁hall , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sam ant ab had ra ▁Hall , ▁once ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of