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Longxing Temple Site, Qingzhou 青州龙兴寺遗址Qīngzhōu Lóngxīng Sì Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Weifang, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Weifang
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Longxing Temple Site, Qingzhou
Longxing Temple was a Buddhist temple in Qingzhou, founded in the Northern and Southern Dynasties period and later lost. In 1996 a pit near its hall base, found under a school sports field, yielded hundreds of stone Buddhist statues from the Northern Wei to the Northern Song, many still with paint and gilding. The find spot is now partly an open park, while the statues are the star exhibits of the Qingzhou Museum, so come here for the context and go to the museum for the sculpture.
How to get to Longxing Temple Site, Qingzhou
In the southern part of Qingzhou's old town, next to the former museum (now the Qingzhou Art Museum); the statues are in the new Qingzhou Museum, south of Nanyang Lake, which is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Qingzhou Ancient City 青州古城 (under 10 km), Tuoshan Grottoes 驼山石窟 (under 10 km), Jiulongyu, Qingzhou 九龙峪 (10 km), Qi Culture Museum, Linzi 齐文化博物院 (20 km), China Ancient Cart Museum 中国古车博物馆 (20 km), Shimenfang Scenic Area, Linqu 石门坊 (20 km).
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