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Huacheng Temple 化城寺Huàchéng Sì
National heritage site · Chizhou, Anhui
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chizhou
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Huacheng Temple
The oldest and leading temple of Mount Jiuhua, in the middle of Jiuhua Street: tradition dates it to 401, and the Silla monk Kim Gyo-gak lived here in the 8th century, after which it was dedicated to Ksitigarbha and called the head of all the mountain's temples. Rebuilt in 1391, 1435 and 1681, it climbs in steps along a north–south axis through the Lingguan, Heavenly Kings and main halls to a Ming-dynasty sutra library. It was declared a national key Buddhist temple in 1983.
How to get to Huacheng Temple
In the centre of Jiuhua Street, the monastery village at the heart of Mount Jiuhua.
Nearby
- Mount Jiuhua 九华山 under 10 km
A Buddhist sacred mountain where 99 temples cling to granite peaks and mist - Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) 黄山 50 km
Granite spires, wind-bent pines and a sea of clouds straight out of an ink painting - Hongcun Village 宏村 60 km
A merchant village planned in the shape of an ox, mirrored in its own pond
Also within 20 km: Zhiyuan Temple 祇园寺 (under 10 km), Shrine of Living Buddha 肉身宝殿 (under 10 km), Baisui Palace 百岁宫 (under 10 km), Dayuan Cultural Park 大愿文化园 (under 10 km), Jiuhua Shenlong Valley 九华神龙谷 (under 10 km), Jiuziyan 九子岩 (under 10 km).
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