Nanputuo Temple Nanputuo Temple is located on Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen City. It is a famous Buddhist temple in southern Fujian and even the whole country.
The entire temple complex is backed by beautiful peaks and is only separated from Xiamen University by a wall, but it has two artistic conceptions: "the ancient and the modern coexist, and the young monks and college students are neighbors."
Nanputuo Temple was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424) and was destroyed by war in the late Ming Dynasty (1628).
In the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1684), General Shi Lang, Marquis of Jinghai, rebuilt it.
Because the temple is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva and is located south of Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, one of the four major Buddhist temples in my country, it is called Nanputuo Temple.
Address: Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen City Tickets: Free Opening hours: 8:00-20:00 Transportation: You can get there directly by taking buses 1, 15, 21, 45, 841, and 959.
Nanputuo Temple's special delicacy, Nanputuo Vegetarian Cake, has won the Golden Tripod Award of "China's Famous Dishes" and is a famous specialty of Xiamen. It has sweet and salty fillings, 10 yuan/box.
Buddhist activities: Every year on February 19, June 19, and September 19 of the lunar calendar, during the birthday of Guanyin, grand Buddhist activities are held in Nanputuo Temple. Many devotees hold burning incense, kowtow, and pray for health and wealth.
Inside the temple, visitors have the opportunity to taste the famous Nanputuo Temple vegetarian dishes.
Visit Nanputuo Temple from south to north, including the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Great Compassion Hall and the Sutra Pavilion, plus the left and right verandahs, the Bell Tower and Drum Tower, the Gongde Tower, the Haihui Tower, the Puzhao Tower, the Taixu Library, and the Buddhist College classrooms.
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All these buildings are close to the mountains, and they are elevated layer by layer, solemn and solemn.
After Nanputuo Temple, there are five