Ta’er Si
Ta’er Si is a temple in Jiuquan, Gansu and has an elevation of 1,362 metres. Ta’er Si is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Ta’er Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ta’er Temple and Suoyangcheng Fortress.
Ta’er Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Zanhe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ta'er Temple is the modern name of a ruined Buddhist temple outside of the walls of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, Gansu, China. It has been tentatively identified with the King Ashoka Temple recorded in historical documents, which was first built in the Northern Zhou dynasty at the latest. Ta’er Temple is situated 110 metres northeast of Ta’er Si.
Suoyangcheng Fortress
Photo: Zanhe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suoyang City, also called Kuyu, is a ruined Silk Road city in Guazhou County of Gansu Province in northwestern China. First established as Ming'an County in 111 BC by Emperor Wu of Han, the city was relocated and rebuilt at the current site in 295 AD by Emperor Hui of the Western Jin dynasty. Suoyangcheng Fortress is situated 1¼ km west of Ta’er Si.
Ta’er Si
- Type: Temple
- Category: religion
- Location: Jiuquan, Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.24954° or 40° 14′ 58″ northLongitude
96.21631° or 96° 12′ 59″ eastElevation
1,362 metres (4,469 feet)Open location code
8MGR66X8+RGGeoNames ID
8507439
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“Ta’er Si” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔儿寺”
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