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Mei'an Temple 梅庵Méi'ān
National heritage site · Zhaoqing, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhaoqing
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Mei'an Temple
A small Buddhist temple on Mei'an hill in western Zhaoqing, founded in 996 by the monk Zhiyuan where, by tradition, the Chan patriarch Huineng had planted a plum tree. Its main hall keeps the beam and bracket structure of the Song period, and the gate and patriarch hall stand on the same axis. The temple is now part of Zhaoqing Museum and holds an exhibition on Huineng's life.
How to get to Mei'an Temple
On Mei'an hill in western Duanzhou, about 1 km west of the old city wall, a short taxi ride from central Zhaoqing.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Zhaoqing City Wall 肇庆古城墙 (under 10 km), Yuejiang Tower (Former HQ of Ye Ting's Independent Regiment) 阅江楼 (under 10 km), Seven Star Crags & Dinghu Mountain (Star Lake) 七星岩·鼎湖山 (under 10 km).
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