Zhongyue Temple 中岳庙Zhōngyuè Miào

About Zhongyue Temple

The temple of the god of Mount Song, the Central Sacred Peak, where emperors had sacrifices offered; it traces its origins to the Qin dynasty, and its present buildings are Qing reconstructions after a fire at the end of the Ming. The walled precinct of about 11 hectares has some 400 bays of gates and halls on a long axis, more than 300 old cypresses and more than 100 steles and cast pieces, including Song-dynasty iron guardian figures and Han-dynasty stone figures. It is still a Taoist temple and is one of the Historic Monuments of Dengfeng inscribed as a World Heritage site in 2010.

How to get to Zhongyue Temple

On Shaolin Avenue about 3 km east of central Dengfeng, which is roughly 70 km south-west of Zhengzhou; the Taishi Que gates stand 500 m in front of the temple.

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 60 km
  Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant

Also within 20 km: Taishi Que Gates 太室阙 (under 10 km), Qimu Que Gates 启母阙 (under 10 km), Chongfu Palace 崇福宫 (under 10 km), Dengfeng City God Temple 登封城隍庙 (under 10 km), Songyang Academy 嵩阳书院 (under 10 km), Fawang Temple 法王寺 (under 10 km).

On the map

Open Zhongyue Temple on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.

Learn more

• Wikipedia (Chinese)