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Gongcheng Temples and Guild Halls 恭城古建筑群Gōngchéng Gǔjiànzhùqún
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Guilin, Guangxi
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guilin
- Region
- Guangxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Gongcheng Temples and Guild Halls
A group of Ming and Qing buildings in Gongcheng town. The Confucian Temple, founded in 1410 and rebuilt in 1842, climbs the hillside in terraces from its Lingxing gate and Pan pond to the double-eaved Dacheng Hall, and the Guandi (Wu) Temple of 1603, rebuilt in 1862, stands beside it with its own opera stage. Nearby are the Zhou Wei Shrine to a Song-dynasty official born in Gongcheng and the Qing-era Hunan Guild Hall, promoted together with the temples as the 'three temples and two guild halls'.
How to get to Gongcheng Temples and Guild Halls
In the centre of Gongcheng town, about 110 km south-east of Guilin, roughly 1.5–2 hours by road or a short high-speed train ride.
Nearby
- Li River & Yangshuo 漓江与阳朔 30 km
Limestone peaks, bamboo rafts and bike rides through rice paddies
Also within 20 km: Lewan Village Old Buildings 乐湾村古建筑群 (under 10 km), Hongyan Village 红岩村 (10 km).
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