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Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺Liùróng Sì
National heritage site · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Founded in 537 to house Buddhist relics brought from Cambodia, the temple takes its name from the characters 'Six Banyans' that Su Dongpo wrote for it in 1100, still hung over the gate. Its landmark is the octagonal Flower Pagoda, first raised in 1097 and rebuilt in 1373, crowned by a Yuan-dynasty bronze spire pillar cast with more than a thousand small Buddha figures. It remains an active temple, one of the four great Buddhist monasteries of old Guangzhou.
How to get to Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
On Liurong Road in Yuexiu District, central Guangzhou, a few minutes' walk from Guangxiao Temple and about 10 minutes from Ximenkou station on Metro Line 1.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Guangxiao Temple 光孝寺 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Uprising Memorial Museum (Guangzhou Commune Site) 广州起义纪念馆 (under 10 km), Huaisheng Mosque and Guangta Minaret 怀圣寺光塔 (under 10 km), Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 中山纪念堂 (under 10 km), Temple of the Five Immortals 五仙观 (under 10 km), Nanyue King Museum (Mausoleum of the Nanyue King) 南越王博物院 (under 10 km).
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