Hualin Temple
The site of "Xilai Chudi" (the Landing Place from the West), where the Indian monk Bodhidharma came ashore in Guangzhou during the Southern Dynasties: the Xilai Nunnery (Xilai An) was built here in the Shunzhi reign of the Qing dynasty and later expanded into Hualin Temple, with the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats added during the Kangxi reign
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-17:00
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The site of "Xilai Chudi" (the Landing Place from the West), where the Indian monk Bodhidharma came ashore in Guangzhou during the Southern Dynasties: the Xilai Nunnery (Xilai An) was built here in the Shunzhi reign of the Qing dynasty and later expanded into Hualin Temple, with the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats added during the Kangxi reign. The legend of Bodhidharma "crossing the river on a single reed" to head north to Shaolin begins with his landing in Guangzhou, and the street name "Xilai Chudi" in front of the temple still stands as evidence today. Free to enter and adjacent to Shangxiajiu, it is a sacred site of Chan (Zen) Buddhism's First Patriarch's arrival in the East; Chan history enthusiasts can also visit the nearby Jade Street and the Xiguan mansion quarter.
Getting there: Metro Line 1, Hualinsi Station
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