Temple of the Qian Kings

The Temple of the Qian Kings, also known by its Chinese name as the Qianwang or Qian Wang Temple, is a Chinese temple in Hangzhou, China, honoring the Qian family who ruled as kings of Wuyue in the 10th-century interregnum between the Tang and Song dynasties.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: temple in Hangzhou, China, dedicated to honoring the Qian dynasty of Wuyue, particularly its first king Qian Liu
Also known as: “Ancestral Temple of King Ch’ien”, “Ancestral Temple of King Chien”, “Ancestral Temple of King Qian”, “Ancestral Temple of the Ch’ien Kings”, “Ancestral Temple of the Chien Kings”, “Ancestral Temple of the Qian Kings”, “Biaozhong Temple”, “Biaozhongguan”, “Biaozhongguan Temple”, “Ch’ien Ancestral Temple”, “Ch’ien Family Temple”, “Ch’ien Ssu”, “Ch’ien Temple”, “Ch’ien Wang Ssu”, “Ch’ien Wang Temple”, “Ch’ien-ssu”, “Ch’ien-wang Ssu”, “Ch’ien-wang Temple”, “Ch’ien-wang-ssu”, “Chien Ancestral Temple”, “Chien Family Temple”, “Chien Ssu”, “Chien Temple”, “Chien Wang Ssu”, “Chien Wang Temple”, “Chien-ssu”, “Chien-wang Ssu”, “Chien-wang Temple”, “Chien-wang-ssu”, “Displaying Loyalty Temple”, “King Ch’ien’s Temple”, “King Ch’iens‘ Temple”, “King Chien’s Temple”, “King Chiens‘ Temple”, “King Qian’s Memorial”, “King Qian’s Temple”, “King Qians‘ Temple”, “Piao-chung Temple”, “Piao-chung-kuan”, “Piao-chung-kuan Temple”, “Qian Ancestral Temple”, “Qian Ci”, “Qian Family Temple”, “Qian Temple”, “Qian Wang Si”, “Qian Wang Temple”, “Qianci”, “Qianwang Shrine”, “Qianwang Si”, “Qianwang Temple”, “Qianwangsi”, “Shrine of the Qian Kings”, “Shrine to King Qian”, “Shrine to the Qian Kings”, “Temple of Ch’ien Wang”, “Temple of Ch’ien-wang”, “Temple of Chien Wang”, “Temple of Chien-wang”, “Temple of Displaying Loyalty”, “Temple of King Ch’ien”, “Temple of King Chien”, “Temple of King Qian”, “Temple of Loyalty Commemorated”, “Temple of Loyalty Displayed”, “Temple of Qian Wang”, “Temple of Qianwang”, “Temple of the Ch’ien Kings”, “Temple of the Chien Kings”, “Temple of the Kings Ch’ien”, “Temple of the Kings Chien”, and “Temple of the Kings Qian”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Din’an Road and Wulin Academy of Arts.

Din’an Road

Railway station

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Ding'an Road is a station on Line 1 of the Hangzhou Metro in China. It was opened in November 2012, together with the rest of the stations on Line 1. It is located in the Shangcheng District of Hangzhou. Din’an Road is situated 1 km east of Temple of the Qian Kings.

Wulin Academy of Arts

Research institute

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The Wulin Academy of Arts is a learned society and independent research institute for Chinese arts and culture studies, located on the shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Wulin Academy of Arts is situated 530 metres northeast of Temple of the Qian Kings.

Phoenix Mosque

Mosque

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The Phoenix Mosque is a mosque in Hangzhou, in the Zhejiang province of China. It is known for being one of the four great mosques of China. It is also one of the earliest mosque built in China. Phoenix Mosque is situated 1¼ km east of Temple of the Qian Kings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hubin and Ziyang.

Hubin

Suburb

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Hubin is a suburb.

Ziyang

Suburb

Ziyang Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Shangcheng District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 74,900 and an area of 4.49-square-kilometre. Ziyang is situated 3 km southeast of Temple of the Qian Kings.