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Jiaying Temple (Jiayingguan) 嘉应观Jiāyìng Guàn
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Jiaozuo, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jiaozuo
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Jiaying Temple (Jiayingguan)
A temple complex founded in 1723 on the orders of the Yongzheng Emperor as the temple of the dragon kings of the Huai, Yellow and other rivers, close to the north bank of the Yellow River. About 50 Qing buildings survive in two courtyards, among them the imperial stele pavilion, the Great King Hall and the Pavilion of Yu the Great, and it once housed the Yellow River control headquarters of Fu Zuoyi and Soviet advisers. It is a good stop for anyone interested in the long history of taming the Yellow River.
How to get to Jiaying Temple (Jiayingguan)
In Jiayingguan township, Wuzhi County, about 50 minutes by road south-east of central Jiaozuo.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 30 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Zhengzhou Yellow River Cultural Park 郑州黄河文化公园 (under 10 km), Forts of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu 汉霸二王城 (10 km), Thousand Buddha Pavilion, Wuzhi 千佛阁 (10 km), Fengle Farm Resort and Malawan Wave Pool 丰乐农庄·马拉湾海浪浴场 (10 km), Qinglong Palace 青龙宫 (10 km), Miaole Temple Pagoda 妙乐寺塔 (20 km).
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