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Lingyan Temple and Thousand Buddha Pagoda 灵岩寺Língyán Sì
National heritage site · Chengdu, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chengdu
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Lingyan Temple and Thousand Buddha Pagoda
A temple on the southern slope of Lingyan Mountain just north of Dujiangyan city, rebuilt in the Ming and Qing; only its Qing main hall and bell tower survive. Beside it stands the Thousand Buddha Pagoda, a 3-metre solid stone stupa from the Tang Kaiyuan era (713–741) whose thirteen tiers are covered with seated Buddhas. It pairs well with a visit to the Dujiangyan irrigation works.
How to get to Lingyan Temple and Thousand Buddha Pagoda
On Lingyan Mountain, about 3 km north of the Dujiangyan irrigation scenic area, on foot or by road from Dujiangyan city.
Nearby
- Dujiangyan Irrigation System 都江堰 under 10 km
A 2,200-year-old waterworks that tamed the Min River without a dam and still runs today - Mount Qingcheng 青城山 10 km
A cradle of Taoism, where forest stairways climb past temples and cave shrines - Du Fu Thatched Cottage 杜甫草堂 60 km
Bamboo groves and plum blossom where Du Fu, China's 'Poet-Sage', once lived - Sanxingdui Museum 三星堆博物馆 60 km
Goggle-eyed bronze masks and a towering bronze tree from a lost Bronze Age kingdom - Kuanzhai Alley 宽窄巷子 60 km
Three restored Qing-era lanes of courtyard gateways, teahouses and Sichuan snacks
Also within 20 km: Guanxian Old Town, Dujiangyan 灌县古城 (under 10 km), Kuiguang Pagoda 奎光塔 (under 10 km), Hongkou Scenic Area 虹口 (10 km), Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Area, Yingxiu 汶川特别旅游区 (10 km), Zhanqi Village, Pidu 战旗村 (20 km).
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