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Fayu Temple 法雨寺Fǎyǔ Sì
National heritage site · Zhoushan, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhoushan
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Fayu Temple
The 'rear temple' and second-largest of Mount Putuo's three great temples, founded in 1580 as the Haichao Hermitage and renamed after the Kangxi Emperor granted the plaque 'Tianhua Fayu' ('heavenly flowers, Dharma rain') in 1699. Its halls climb the hillside below Foding Shan in six tiers, and the Guanyin Hall, also called the Nine Dragon Hall, is the most richly decorated.
How to get to Fayu Temple
In the north of Mount Putuo about 2 km north of Puji Temple, with an island bus stop near the temple.
Nearby
- Mount Putuo 普陀山 under 10 km
A Buddhist island in the East China Sea, home of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion
Also within 20 km: Puji Temple 普济寺 (under 10 km), Shenjiamen Fishing Port Town 沈家门渔港小镇 (10 km), Nansha Beach, Zhujiajian 朱家尖南沙 (10 km).
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