Heman
Heman is a locality in Zhangye, Gansu and has an elevation of 1,490 metres. Heman is situated nearby to the locality Wangjiazhuang, as well as near Caojiazhuang.Places of Interest
Highlights include Reclined Buddah Temple.
Reclined Buddah Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Leuband, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long and is reputedly the largest reclining Buddha clay statue in China. Reclined Buddah Temple is situated 3 km north of Heman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhangye.
Zhangye
Photo: Dcpeets, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhangye, formerly romanized as Changyeh and also formerly known as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China.
Heman
- Type: Locality
- Location: Zhangye, Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.9013° or 38° 54′ 5″ northLongitude
100.451° or 100° 27′ 4″ eastElevation
1,490 metres (4,888 feet)Open location code
8PC2WF22+GCGeoNames ID
10644402
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In Other Languages
“Heman” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “河满”
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Localities in the Area
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