Gansu
Its name meaning 'Jade Spring Temple' and ascending in layers up the hillside above Qinzhou, this Taoist temple has been a place of worship since the Tang dynasty. Most of the buildings have been restored in recent decades, as is usual, but the temple remains a pleasant, green and rambling shrine with a number of ancient cypress trees.
To reach it, walk north along Dazhong Zhonglu from Zhongxin Guangchang, then west (left) on Chengji Dadao Xilu.
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Set among wild, green mountains southeast of Tianshui, the grottoes of Maijishan hold some of the most famous Buddhist rock carvings along the Silk Road…
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This hoary Ming dynasty temple was founded in 1483 in honour of Fuxi, the father and emperor of all Chinese people. A statue of Fuxi is in the main hall,…
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The lovely Confucian Temple is testament to the grandeur of old Qinzhou. Today the temple is open to all, a gorgeous haven of peace and tranquillity,…
11.18 MILES
This ribbon of park alongside the river comes into its own after sundown, when the neon comes on across the water and sprinkles it with colour; a bridge…
0.41 MILES
This hoary Ming dynasty temple was founded in 1483 in honour of Fuxi, the father and emperor of all Chinese people. A statue of Fuxi is in the main hall,…
0.61 MILES
The lovely Confucian Temple is testament to the grandeur of old Qinzhou. Today the temple is open to all, a gorgeous haven of peace and tranquillity,…
11.18 MILES
This ribbon of park alongside the river comes into its own after sundown, when the neon comes on across the water and sprinkles it with colour; a bridge…
23.3 MILES
Set among wild, green mountains southeast of Tianshui, the grottoes of Maijishan hold some of the most famous Buddhist rock carvings along the Silk Road…