Kaihua Temple was first built in 571 AD during the Northern Qi Dynasty. Originally named Qingliang Temple, it was renamed Kaihua Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty. The existing Mahavira Hall is a Song structure, while the Guanyin Pavilion to the east is a Jin relic.

The Mahavira Hall preserves murals painted from 1092 to 1096 AD, covering 88.2 square meters. These are among the largest and best-preserved Song Dynasty murals in China.

The murals feature rigorous composition, complex but orderly figures, iron-wire line drawings, and colors dominated by malachite green and cinnabar — still vivid after a thousand years.

Location: On the hillside of Sheli Mountain, Chenqu Town, Gaoping City, Jincheng City.