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Guangde Temple, Xiangyang 广德寺Guǎngdé Sì
National heritage site · Xiangyang, Hubei
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xiangyang
- Region
- Hubei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Guangde Temple, Xiangyang
A working Buddhist temple on the western edge of Xiangyang, founded in the Tang dynasty as Yunju Temple and renamed Guangde in the Ming. Its main draw is the Ming-dynasty Duobao ('Many Treasures') Pagoda behind the main hall, begun in 1494: a brick-and-stone base about 7 m high carrying a 10 m Tibetan-style stupa, ringed by smaller pagodas, with 48 stone Buddha figures set in niches. The other surviving buildings were rebuilt in the Qing.
How to get to Guangde Temple, Xiangyang
About 10 km west of central Xiangyang, reached by road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Longzhong 古隆中 (under 10 km), Huangjiawan Scenic Area 黄家湾 (under 10 km), Li Zengbo Victory Inscription 李曾伯纪功铭 (under 10 km), Migong Temple 米公祠 (under 10 km), Xiangfan Wharves, Xiangyang 襄樊码头遗址 (10 km), Xiangyang Ancient City 襄阳古城 (10 km).
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