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Temples

Guanyinshan Park

2019-02-12
In: Attractions & Things to do, Parks & Gardens, Temples
Tagged: dapeng

Guanyinshan Park is located on the Dapeng Peninsula near to the Jinshawan Tourist Resort. The park is quite large featuring a mountain and an ancient temple. Here you can see the ancient temple of Longyan, which was built during the Qing Dynasty. According to an inscription at the site, this temple was built in the Tongzhi Period of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1862-1874) and rebuilt in the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu (AD 1908). Under the temple gate, there is a statue of Han Baiyu Guanyin with a pagoda is built in front of the temple. What is even more impressive is the clear spring inRead More →

Chiwan Tianhou Palace

2019-01-19
In: Temples
Tagged: nanshan, shekou

Chiwan Tianhou Palace, also known as Tianhou Museum, is located in Xiaonan Mountain, next to Chiwan Village, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. Its creation is believed to be dated back to the Song Dynasty and was repaired many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the early years of Ming Yongle, it is believed that the famous ocean explorer Zheng He stopped here. Chiwan Tianhou Palace has dozens of buildings to explore and has recently been restored once more. Address: Chiwan 6th Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen Open hours: 7:30-17:30 Getting there: Bus: It can be reached directly by 226, 355 and N4. The station is calledRead More →

Hongfa Buddhist Temple

2019-01-17
In: Attractions & Things to do, Temples
Tagged: louhu

Shenzhen Hongfa Temple is located in Shenzhen Xianhu Botanical Garden. It is backed by Wutong Mountain and faces the Xianhu Lake. The surrounding natural scenery is very beautiful. The history is not long, being built in 1985, but the scale is second to none in the local area. On the first day and the fifteenth, there are countless believers who come to burn incense and worship Buddha. Approximately 2.2 km walk from the entrance of Xianhu (Fairy Lake) Botanical Garden, you can see the true atmosphere of Hongfa Temple. The green mountains and green hills along the way have beautiful scenery. There are Tianwang Hall,Read More →

Hongyuan Temple

2019-01-15
In: Attractions & Things to do, Temples
Tagged: baoan

Hongyuan Temple, formerly known as Wushi Temple, was built in the Jiaqing Period of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the Baoyan Shiyan Lake Hot Spring Resort. After several wars, it was repaired several times. The entire temple of Hongyuan Temple is built on the mountain, and the trees are shaded, quiet and elegant. There are three main halls and six bell towers, one on each side of each hall, arranged symmetrically. The three main halls are distributed from front to back, from low to high, depending on the mountain. The first hall on the front is “all happy,” and the latter two areRead More →

Chen Yu’s Former Residence Memorial Hall

2019-01-15
In: Attractions & Things to do, Temples
Tagged: nanshan

It is located in the former residence of Chen Yu (city-level cultural relics protection unit) in Chenwu Village, Nantou, Nanshan District. It was officially opened to the public in October 2000. The exhibition is based on the important events of various historical periods experienced by Comrade Chen Yu in his life. It is divided into three parts: the first part is the revolutionary activities of Comrade Chen Yu before the liberation, such as the Hong Kong seafarers’ strike, the provincial and international strikes, and the liberation war. And so on. The second part is the restoration of Comrade Chen Yu’s living room, which is mainlyRead More →

Dongshan Temple

2019-01-15
In: Attractions & Things to do, Temples
Tagged: dapeng

Dongshan Temple is located in the east of Pengcheng Village, Dapeng Street Office, Longgang District, Shenzhen. There is a mountain called the leading stone mountain, also known as “the peak.” Dongshan Temple was rebuilt once in the Xianfeng four years (1854) in the Qing Dynasty and after the construction was divided into four from low to high, with a patio separated by front and back. There is a Zen room on the east side, a living room and a kitchen on the west side. It can be seen that the mountain temple was presided over, the monk’s life was simple, the service was clean and theRead More →

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