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Kaiyuan Temple (Quanzhou) 开元寺Kāiyuán Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Quanzhou, Fujian
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Quanzhou
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Kaiyuan Temple (Quanzhou)
Quanzhou's principal Buddhist temple, founded in 686 on West Street in the old city and covering some 7.8 hectares, is one of the components of the Quanzhou World Heritage site. Its twin five-storey granite pagodas, rebuilt in stone between 1228 and 1250 and 48 m and 44 m tall, are the tallest pair of stone pagodas in China, and the Ming main hall rests on 86 stone columns with carved flying musicians on its brackets. The grounds also hold Hindu carvings left by South Indian traders, an ordination platform and a memorial hall to the monk Hongyi.
How to get to Kaiyuan Temple (Quanzhou)
On West Street in the north-west of Quanzhou's old city, within walking distance of most other old-city sights; city buses stop at the west gate.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Yuanhe 1916 Creative Industry Park 源和1916创意产业园 (under 10 km), Quanzhou Confucian Temple 泉州府文庙 (under 10 km), Qingjing Mosque 清净寺 (under 10 km), Chongfu Temple, Quanzhou 崇福寺 (under 10 km), Tianhou Temple, Quanzhou 泉州天后宫 (under 10 km), Deji Gate Site 德济门遗址 (under 10 km).
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