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Nüwa Palace 娲皇宫Wāhuáng Gōng
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Handan, Hebei
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Handan
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Nüwa Palace
A temple complex dedicated to the mythical goddess Nüwa, who is said to have mended the sky and made humankind, with halls and pavilions built out along the cliff face of Fenghuang (Phoenix) Mountain, the present buildings dating from the Ming and Qing periods. Beside it, Buddhist sutras of more than 130,000 characters were carved into the rock under the Northern Qi in the sixth century. Nüwa rituals held here are on China's national intangible heritage list, and the temple sees extra pilgrims around Tomb Sweeping Day.
How to get to Nüwa Palace
In Shexian county, about 9 km north-north-west of Shexian town and about 78 km west of central Handan.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Border Region Government Site 晋冀鲁豫边区政府旧址 (under 10 km), Yuquan Temple, Shexian 涉县玉泉寺 (under 10 km), Main Hall of Changle Dragon King Temple 常乐龙王庙正殿 (under 10 km), Eighth Route Army 129th Division Headquarters 八路军一二九师司令部旧址 (under 10 km), Qianfodong Grottoes, Quli 曲里千佛洞石窟 (under 10 km), Chengtang Temple Gate, She County 成汤庙山门 (10 km).
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