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Tianning Temple, Nantong 天宁寺Tiānníng Sì
National heritage site · Nantong, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nantong
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tianning Temple, Nantong
Founded in the Tang dynasty as Baoen Guangxiao Temple and given its present name in 1457, Tianning Temple is the old heart of Nantong: the 10th-century city was laid out on an axis running from the temple to Langshan. Its Song-style main hall and the Guangxiao Pagoda, an octagonal brick-and-timber tower of five storeys first built in the Tang and rebuilt in the Song, stand with four old ginkgos and two Ming wells. In the late Qing Zhang Jian turned the eastern part of the grounds into a school, today's Nantong High School.
How to get to Tianning Temple, Nantong
Inside the Haohe moat ring in Nantong's old town, on Zhongxuetang Street, a few minutes' walk from the moat paths.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Haohe River Scenic Area 濠河 (under 10 km), Nantong Museum 南通博物苑 (under 10 km), Seyuan Garden 啬园 (under 10 km), Langshan (Wolf Hill) 狼山 (under 10 km), Wonderful Farm 奇妙农场 (under 10 km), Nantong Forest Safari Park 南通森林野生动物园 (under 10 km).
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