Wangcong Temple 望丛祠Wàngcóng Cí

About Wangcong Temple

A memorial temple in Pidu to Wangdi (Du Yu) and Congdi (Bieling), two legendary kings of ancient Shu, traditionally credited with teaching farming and taming floods. Their burial mounds stand within the grounds, and it is described as the only shrine in south-west China honouring two kings together at their tombs. The surviving halls date mainly from the Qing dynasty, and the site is protected at provincial level.

How to get to Wangcong Temple

In Pidu district, about 25 km north-west of central Chengdu; around 45 minutes by road or metro.

Nearby

• Du Fu Thatched Cottage 杜甫草堂 20 km
  Bamboo groves and plum blossom where Du Fu, China's 'Poet-Sage', once lived
• Kuanzhai Alley 宽窄巷子 20 km
  Three restored Qing-era lanes of courtyard gateways, teahouses and Sichuan snacks
• Wenshu Monastery 文殊院 20 km
  An active Buddhist monastery of incense-filled courtyards, a teahouse and vegetarian food
• People's Park & Heming Teahouse 人民公园与鹤鸣茶社 20 km
  Bamboo chairs, jasmine tea and roving ear cleaners in Chengdu's favourite park
• Wuhou Shrine & Jinli Street 武侯祠与锦里 20 km
  Cypress-shaded halls honouring Three Kingdoms heroes, with a bustling snack lane next door

Also within 20 km: Nongke Village, Pidu 农科村 (under 10 km), Sandaoyan Water Town, Pidu 三道堰 (under 10 km), Qinggangshu Village, Pidu 青杠树村 (under 10 km), Xingfu Tianyuan Rural Park, Wenjiang 幸福田园 (under 10 km), Guose Tianxiang Amusement Park 国色天乡乐园 (10 km), Zhanqi Village, Pidu 战旗村 (20 km).

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