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Chengdu | Visit the ancient Sui Dynasty temple! Wenshu Monastery!

| Visit the ancient Sui Dynasty temple! Wenshu Monastery!.【Opening】 Wenshu Monastery, also known as "Konglin Hall", is located at No. 66, Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Wenshu Monastery was founded during the Sui Dade period (605~617 years). It covers an area of more than 200,000 square meters. In the thirty-sixth year of Kangxi (1697), funds were raised to rebuild the temple, and it was renamed Wenshu Monastery 🕘【Opening Hours】 All year round 08:00~17:00 💴【Ticket Price】 Free ⛺【Attractions】 Wenshu Monastery is a relatively well-preserved Buddhist temple in Chengdu, facing north and south, with architecture in the typical ancient building style of the western Sichuan plain, mainly wooden structures. The temple has six layers of halls, and walking inside from the mountain gate, you will sequentially pass the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Hall of the Three Great Bodhisattvas, the Mahavira Hall, the Dharma Hall, and the Sutra Tower. Together with the bell towers, dining halls, and corridors on the east and west sides, they form a typical Qing Dynasty architecture 🚌【Transportation Tips】 Chengdu Metro Line 1 can be taken to Wenshu Monastery Station 👉【Itinerary】 Wenshu Monastery is famous for the "Two Saints of Konglin" and the "Eight Views of Konglin". There are also more than 300 Buddhist statues made of iron, bronze, stone, jade, off-silk, and colored sculpture. The Chenjing Tower not only treasures the "Konglin" ink inscription bestowed by Emperor Kangxi to Wenshu Monastery and the "Haiyue" scroll by Song Dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu, but also houses calligraphy by Song Dynasty's Mo Long, Ming and Qing Dynasties' Po Shan, Zhang Xue, and paintings and calligraphy by artists such as He Shaoji, Zheng Banqiao, Zhang Daqian, and Feng Zikai 🧡【Preparation Before You Go】 Pay attention to the opening hours and check the local weather in advance During holidays, there are more tourists, so it's advisable to arrange your itinerary ahead of time
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Posted: Apr 25, 2024
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