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Yuanwu City God Temple 原武城隍庙Yuánwǔ Chénghuáng Miào
National heritage site · Xinxiang, Henan
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xinxiang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yuanwu City God Temple
A small temple to the city god on East Street in the old town of Yuanwu, founded in 1369. Its main hall and worship hall date from the founding and keep Yuan-period building features, the front and middle halls were added in the late Ming, and Ming and Qing steles stand in the courtyards. The leaning Linglong Pagoda is a few hundred metres away.
How to get to Yuanwu City God Temple
In Yuanwu town, Yuanyang County, about 35 km south-west of central Xinxiang and 30 km north of Zhengzhou across the Yellow River. Conservation repairs to the temple are listed in Xinxiang's 2026 plan, so check access before going.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 30 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds - Iron Pagoda 开封铁塔 60 km
A 56-metre glazed-brick pagoda of 1049 that has outlasted floods and earthquakes
Also within 20 km: Linglong Pagoda, Yuanyang 玲珑塔 (under 10 km), Fenghu Lake Park 凤湖 (under 10 km), Yellow River Fujing Eco World 黄河富景生态世界 (10 km), Jiuduo Rouduo Braised Meat Culture Park 九多肉多酱卤文化园 (10 km), Dahecun Site and Museum 大河村遗址 (20 km).
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