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Chongfu Palace 崇福宫Chóngfú Gōng
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Chongfu Palace
A Taoist temple at the foot of Wansui Peak that grew from a shrine founded under Han Emperor Wu and under the Northern Song became a court-managed temple, whose superintendents included Fan Zhongyan, Sima Guang and the Cheng brothers. After centuries of decline and use as a livestock farm in the 1970s it was restored in 2010. Four Qing halls survive, among them the vaulted brick Jade Emperor and Sanyuan halls, along with some 50 old trees and more than ten steles.
How to get to Chongfu Palace
At the foot of Wansui Peak about 2 km north of central Dengfeng, next to the Qimu Que gates.
Nearby
- Shaolin Temple 少林寺 10 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song - White Horse Temple 白马寺 50 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it - Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 50 km
Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant
Also within 20 km: Qimu Que Gates 启母阙 (under 10 km), Songyang Academy 嵩阳书院 (under 10 km), Dengfeng City God Temple 登封城隍庙 (under 10 km), Zhongyue Temple 中岳庙 (under 10 km), Fawang Temple 法王寺 (under 10 km), Songyue Pagoda 嵩岳寺塔 (under 10 km).
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