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Xuanwu Mountain and Yuanshan Temple 玄武山Xuánwǔ Shān
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Shanwei, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shanwei
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Xuanwu Mountain and Yuanshan Temple
A hill in the coastal town of Jieshi, Lufeng, crowned by Yuanshan Temple, dedicated to the Daoist god Xuantian Shangdi and founded in 1127. Enlarged into its present layout in 1577 and renamed in the Kangxi reign to avoid the emperor's personal name, the south-facing temple has a gate hall, middle and main halls and side halls, with plaques inscribed by Lin Zexu and Liu Yongfu.
How to get to Xuanwu Mountain and Yuanshan Temple
At 1 Xuanwu Avenue in Jieshi town, southern Lufeng, about 70 km east of central Shanwei by road.
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