[2024 Ningbo Attraction] Travel Guide for Baoguo Temple Ancient Architecture Museum (Updated Oct)
Museums
Address:
Anshan Village, Hongtang Street, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City
Opening times:
Open tomorrow at 08:00-17:00(Tickets available until 16:30)Closed Today
Recommended sightseeing time:
1 hour
Phone:
0574-87586317
Baoguo Temple, Ningbo | A tranquil journey to a thousand-year-old temple.
🌳[Temple History]
Baoguo Temple, built during the Eastern Han Dynasty and having gone through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, is one of the oldest wooden structures in the Jiangnan region. The temple is surrounded by towering ancient trees and has a quiet environment, making it an excellent place to experience traditional Buddhist culture. The temple has now been converted into an ancient architecture museum, which exhibits the "Yingzao Fashi", mortise and tenon structure, and exhibitions of famous ancient buildings from all over the country. It is a must-see for those who like ancient architecture.
📿[Architectural Features]
The Daxiong Hall in the temple is a must-see. Its unique bracket set structure and exquisite wood carving art are breathtaking. Every detail reveals the wisdom and ingenuity of the ancients.
📍Location: No. 49, Andong, Anshan Village, Hongtang Street, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province
🕑Opening hours: 8:00-17:00 (entry stops at 16:30)
🍀Ticket: CNY 20/person
🚗Transportation: Drive to "Baoguo Temple Parking Lot" (parking fee: CNY 10); take bus 332 or Rural Travel Line 1 and get off at Baoguo Temple Station
✅Recommended check-in:
1⃣️Mountain trail: The walking distance from the foot of the mountain to the temple gate along the stone steps is about 1 km. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, wash away the hustle and bustle at Linglong Spring, step on the Immortal Bridge, and seem to shed the worldliness. The road is surrounded by lush trees and small bridges and flowing water.
2⃣️Baoguo Temple Hall: A Northern Song Dynasty wooden structure example earlier than the "Yingzao Fashi", designed without beams or nails. You can learn about the ingenious connection and precise mortise and tenon technology between the bracket sets. The back of the hall also displays well-known domestic remaining wooden structures and models.
3⃣️Brick carving hall: Listen to the cartoon version of the story and learn more about the history, culture, and architectural features of Baoguo Temple.
4⃣️Pure Land Pool: Feel the simplicity and tranquility of the Pure Land Pool left over from the Southern Song Dynasty.
5⃣️Other check-in points: Tang Dynasty sutra pillar in front of the Heavenly King Hall, Ming Dynasty round stone statue
🌸Nearby tour: You can take a walk nearby, exercise + sightseeing, take a short walk on the Beishan Tourist Trail, and add Sun Lake Park to the big loop line.
📸[Photo Guide]
If you want to capture the tranquil beauty of the ancient temple, it is recommended to choose early morning or evening when the light is soft, which can better set off the tranquility and solemnity of the ancient temple. Don't forget to put on Hanfu and take a set of ancient style photos!
🍵[Nearby Food]
After visiting the ancient temple, you might as well try Ningbo
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Ningbo Diary
A spontaneous decision to travel to Ningbo
was sparked by a friend's remark:
"In this coastal city in the south, there still stands a wooden structure built during the Northern Song Dynasty."
Curiosity piqued,
I wondered what kind of building could remain so well-preserved,
and I wanted to explore the wisdom of the ancients.
The location of the mountain is somewhat remote,
but it is worth visiting—Baoguo Temple.
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Do Bodhisattvas also love cleanliness? It's amazing, this ancient temple has been dust-free for a thousand years
Baoguo Temple is located at the foot of Lingshan Mountain in Hongtang Town, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City. It was founded during the Eastern Han Dynasty and was originally named Lingshan Temple. Baoguo Temple is not famous for its religious temple, but for its exquisite and unparalleled architectural craftsmanship that is breathtaking. The Mahavira Hall (also known as the Beamless Hall) inside the temple is one of the oldest and most intact wooden structures south of the Yangtze River, containing ancient relics such as the Mahavira Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Tang Dynasty pagoda, Guanyin Hall, and Pure Land Pool.
The dust-free Mahavira Hall for a thousand years:
The Mahavira Hall was rebuilt in the sixth year of Dazhong Xiangfu of the Northern Song Dynasty (1013) and is one of the oldest and most intact wooden structures south of the Yangtze River. The use of small pieces to create large four-segment melon-ridge columns is the earliest example in China, which is not only material-saving but also strong and beautiful, and is rarely seen in existing ancient wooden structures; the lan'e (decorative architrave) on both shoulders have curled ends, and under the lan'e, cicada belly tie curtains are used, with seven red and eight white painted decorations on the architrave. These unique designs make the structure of the hall extremely scientific, not only maintaining air circulation to keep the hall free of cobwebs and dust and clean all year round but also the entire hall does not use a single iron nail. Instead, it relies on the ingenious interconnection between the dougong (bracket sets) and precise mortise and tenon techniques to firmly combine the components together, supporting the roof of the hall that weighs more than 50 tons.
In March 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Transportation information:
Direct buses from Ningbo to Cicheng, Ningbo bus 332, and Ningbo bus 338.
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Baoguo Temple
Baoguo Temple is located at the foot of Lingshan in Hongtang Town, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It was first built during the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initially named Lingshan Temple, which is the predecessor of Baoguo Temple. Baoguo Temple is not famous for its religious temple, but for its exquisite and unparalleled architectural craftsmanship. The Daxiong Treasure Hall (also known as the Beamless Hall) in the temple is one of the oldest and best-preserved wooden structures south of the Yangtze River, with the Daxiong Treasure Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Tang Dynasty Sutra Pillar, Guanyin Hall, Pure Land Pool and other ancient temple buildings. The unique design makes the structure of the hall extremely scientific. In addition to keeping the air circulating to prevent the hall from forming cobwebs and accumulating dust, and keeping it clean all year round, the entire hall does not use a single nail, but relies on the clever connection between the bucket arches and the precise mortise and tenon technology to firmly combine all the components together, supporting the roof of the entire hall with a weight of more than 50 tons. See the world as it comes