In the Ming Dynasty, Mount Wutai temple had large areas of farmland, which mainly came from grant land from surrounding temples, reclamation and development and social alms. A series of problems arose around field management, taxation and power struggle. The historical context and actual situation of temple fields on Mount Wutai in the Ming Dynasty show that temple field obtained by encirclement was granted by the royal family exempt from contests for rights and interests. However, the land reclaimed and developed and distributed by the society was prone to disputes with the secular society. On the one hand, the temple on Mount Wutai was surrounded by various social forces. On the other hand, it was entangled in conflicts of interests with local government, local garrison and local powerful forces.
