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Xiangyan Temple 香严寺Xiāngyán Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Nanyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Xiangyan Temple
A Buddhist temple in the hills at Cangfang, founded in the Tang dynasty as the seat of the Chan master Nanyang Huizhong and long counted among the four great temples of the Central Plains. Only the upper temple survives, as the lower temple was submerged by the Danjiangkou Reservoir in 1978; its Ming and Qing halls, library and stone archway are known for their brick, wood and stone carving and for a large mural in the main hall.
How to get to Xiangyan Temple
In the Baiya hills a few kilometres north-west of Cangfang town, roughly 2 hours by road west of Nanyang.
Nearby
- Wudang Mountains 武当山 60 km
Taoist palaces strung along forested ridges, and the legendary birthplace of tai chi
Also within 20 km: Taiji Gorge 太极峡 (under 10 km), Danjiang Daguanyuan 丹江大观苑 (10 km).
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