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Qinglong Mountain and Ciyun Temple 青龙山·慈云寺Qīnglóng Shān · Cíyún Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Qinglong Mountain and Ciyun Temple
A forested range of about 51 km² south-east of Gongyi city, a forest park since 1998, with waterfalls, pools and lakes linked by lakeside trails, red leaves in autumn and frozen falls in winter. In its heart stands Ciyun Temple, by tradition founded in AD 64 and counted among China's earliest Buddhist temples; its halls have been rebuilt in recent years, but more than 100 carved stones survive, including 52 Ming and Qing steles and 43 monks' stupa inscriptions.
How to get to Qinglong Mountain and Ciyun Temple
Near Minquan village, Dayugou town, south-east of Gongyi city, about 1.5 hours by road west of Zhengzhou.
Nearby
- Shaolin Temple 少林寺 20 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song - White Horse Temple 白马寺 40 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 - Henan Museum 河南博物院 60 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Changshou Mountain, Zhulin 竹林长寿山 (under 10 km), Northern Song Imperial Tombs 宋陵 (10 km), Zhang Hu Manor 张祜庄园 (10 km), Fanjiamen Scenic Area 范家门 (10 km), Fuxi Grand Canyon 伏羲大峡谷 (10 km), Du Fu's Birthplace 杜甫故里 (10 km).
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