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Qianming Temple, Xiangcheng 乾明寺Qiánmíng Sì
National heritage site · Xuchang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xuchang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Qianming Temple, Xiangcheng
A Buddhist temple on the north slope of Shoushan hill south of Xiangcheng, first founded on the summit in 934 and rebuilt several times since; because it faces north it is nicknamed the 'Back-Shadow Temple'. Its finest pieces are a carved-brick screen wall of 1551, showing the Yellow Emperor gathering copper on Shoushan and other legends, and the central Buddha hall with a hip-and-gable roof. A large forest of monks' pagodas west of the temple was destroyed in 1968.
How to get to Qianming Temple, Xiangcheng
Below the north side of Shoushan, about 4 km south of Xiangcheng town by road; it combines easily with the Shoushan scenic area.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shoushan Scenic Area 首山 (under 10 km), City Wall of Xiangcheng 襄城城墙 (under 10 km), Xiangcheng Confucian Temple 襄城文庙 (under 10 km), Yaozhuang Tourism Area 姚庄旅游区 (20 km).
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