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Taibo Temple, Meicun 泰伯庙Tàibó Miào
National heritage site · Wuxi, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Wuxi
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Taibo Temple, Meicun
A temple beside the Bodu River in Meicun on the spot where Taibo, the eldest son of the Zhou king who gave up his claim to the throne and founded the Wu state, is said to have lived; a temple was first raised here in 154 AD. The present Ming and Qing buildings are entered over a stone bridge and through a granite archway and the Lingxing Gate, and the temple fair held for Taibo's birthday on the ninth day of the first lunar month is on China's national intangible heritage list.
How to get to Taibo Temple, Meicun
In Meicun, Xinwu district, about 13 km east of central Wuxi; Taibo's tomb in the Hongshan Taibo Scenic Area is about 5 km further east.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 30 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block
Also within 20 km: Hongshan Taibo Scenic Area 鸿山泰伯景区 (under 10 km), Chinese Decorative Stone Park 中华赏石园 (under 10 km), Hongshan Site Museum (China Wu Culture Museum) 鸿山遗址博物馆 (under 10 km), Zhaosi Hall 昭嗣堂 (10 km), Dayao Road Kiln Sites (Wuxi Kiln Ruins Museum) 大窑路窑群遗址 (10 km), Qingming Bridge Historic District 清名桥古运河 (10 km).
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