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Bailin Temple, Xuanhua 宣化柏林寺Xuānhuà Bǎilín Sì

National heritage site · Zhangjiakou, Hebei

Bailin Temple, Xuanhua (宣化柏林寺)
Photo: Vikarna, CC BY-SA 4.0
Time needed
1–2 hours
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Zhangjiakou
Region
Hebei
Type
Heritage
Listed as
National heritage site

About Bailin Temple, Xuanhua

A small Buddhist temple in a mountain hollow about 1 km south-west of Bailinsi village in Guocun township, south of Xuanhua, with Ming and Qing buildings. Local tradition dates its founding to the Northern Wei, and the compound includes a main hall, a Duobao ('Many Treasures') pagoda and grotto niches cut into the rock. It is a quiet rural temple rather than a developed attraction.

How to get to Bailin Temple, Xuanhua

In hills near Bailinsi village in Guocun township, about 28 km south of Xuanhua's old town, reached by minor roads.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Sanggan River Grand Canyon and Feibu Gorge 桑干河大峡谷·飞瀑峡 (20 km).

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