Xiangji Temple 香积寺Xiāngjī Sì

About Xiangji Temple

Xiangji Temple is regarded as the cradle of Pure Land Buddhism, founded by a disciple of the Tang master Shandao in his memory after his death in 681. The Shandao Pagoda, a square Tang brick pagoda that has lost its upper storeys, stands at the north end of the temple's axis behind halls rebuilt many times after damage in the An Lushan rebellion and the persecution of Buddhism in the 840s. It is an active monastery, and Chinese and Japanese monks have held joint ceremonies here in Shandao's memory.

How to get to Xiangji Temple

In Guodu on the south-western edge of the city, about 16 km south of the Bell Tower by road.

Nearby

• Datang Everbright City 大唐不夜城 10 km
  A lantern-lit, Tang-themed avenue of street performers, sculptures and evening crowds
• Big Wild Goose Pagoda 大雁塔 10 km
  A Tang-dynasty pagoda built for scriptures a monk carried home from India
• Shaanxi History Museum 陕西历史博物馆 10 km
  Tang gold and silver, original tomb murals and finds from Shaanxi's Zhou, Qin and Han past
• Small Wild Goose Pagoda 小雁塔 10 km
  A slender Tang brick pagoda, cracked by earthquakes, in the grounds of the Xi'an Museum
• Xi'an City Wall 西安城墙 20 km
  Cycle all 14 km of a Ming city wall, high above Xi'an's rooftops

Also within 20 km: Huayan Temple Pagodas 华严寺塔 (under 10 km), Qinling Wildlife Park 秦岭野生动物园 (under 10 km), Shaanxi Natural History Museum 陕西自然博物馆 (under 10 km), Tang Altar of Heaven (Tiantan Heritage Park) 唐天坛 (10 km), Qujiang Polar Ocean Park 曲江海洋极地公园 (10 km), Guanzhong Folk Art Museum 关中民俗艺术博物院 (10 km).

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