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| | Wenshu Temple [edit this] | | Wenshu Temple, located at No.15 Wenshu Yuan Street, is the best-preserved Buddhist temple in Chengdu. It is the home of the Buddhist Association of Sichuan Province and Chengdu City.
Cultural relics are the highlights of Wenshu Temple. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, over 500 pieces of painting and calligraphy by celebrities have been stored here. In the Sutra-Preservation Pavilion, many famous handwriting exhibits, paintings, and artwork are restored. Another treasure is a delicate jade Buddha statue brought from Burma to China in 1922 by Xing Lin, a Buddhist monk who walked the whole distance. In addition, the Temple houses some 300 Buddha statues of various materials including iron, bronze, stone, wood, and jade, some gloriously painted.
In addition to its cultural relics, Wenshu Temple is famous for its exquisite garden and solemn halls. Tourists and locals can enjoy tea in the Tea House while listening to music by folk composers.
Admission fee: RMB ¥ 2 per person
Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00 | Edit by: Ada | |
| Wuhou Memorial Temple [edit this] | | Wuhou might be translated as “minister of war”. That was the title given to Zhuge Liang, a famous military strategist of the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280 A.D.) immortalized in one of the classics of Chinese literature, the tale of the Three Kingdoms. The shrine situated in the southern suburb of Chengdu. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms carries out the stories about Zhuge Liang.
Admission fee: RMB ¥ 30 per person
Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00 | Edit by: Ada | |
| Wangjiang Tower Park [edit this] | | Wangjiang Tower was built during the Guangxu Reign of the Qing Dynasty, located at the southern bank of the Jingjiang River, two kilometers from Chengdu city, known as Chongli Tower. The tower is a four-floor structure more than 30 meters in height, with the two lower floors laid out on a square plan and the two upper floors assuming a pentagonal shape.
The building's beauty of architectural detail is entailed in its sumptuous look. Right beside the tower is the well from which the celebrated Tang Dynasty woman poet, Xue Tao, fetched water.
Buildings, and a vast bamboo grove surround the tower. The Wangjiang Tower is a landmark in Chengdu.
Admission fee: RMB ¥ 20 per person
Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00
Traffic: Bus 3, 35 can take you there | Edit by: Ada | |
| Renmin Park [edit this] | | Renmin Park is a charming and very typical Chinese park. Situated in the southwest of Chengdu City, this is a great place to relax and soak up some atmosphere while watching the tai ji or wushu enthusiasts work out.
The park consists of a pretty bonsai garden, a children's funfair and a Monument to the Martyrs. These sites are all situated around a lake where you can hire pedal boats. The nicest way to see the park is just to spend some time wandering around and taking in the ambience of the city. | Edit by: Ada | |
| Wangjian Tomb [edit this] | | Wangjian Tomb, historically named Yongling Mausoleum, is situated in the northwest suburb of Chengdu city.
Wangjian (847-918) was a general of the Tang Dynasty. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the frequent wars, he followed the Emperor Xizong to Sichuan province. After the collapse of the Tang Dynasty in 907, Wangjian established the Former Shu Kingdom and capitalized Chengdu.
Formed by a series of 14 double stone vaults, the 23.4-meter-long coffin chamber consists of front, middle and back rooms. The coffin platform is flanked by open carvings of 12 men of unusual strength and carved with relief of 24 musicians and dancers on the east, west and south sides. Of all the cultural relics unearthed in China, the 24 musicians and dancers form the best-preserved royal band of the Tang dynasty. The stone sculpture of Wangjian, sitting in a relaxed manner but still with a dignified look of an emperor, is kept in the back room.
Admission fee: RMB ¥ 15 per person
Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00
Traffic: Bus 25, 42, 46, 48, 54 can take you there | Edit by: Ada | |
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