Nanchan Temple

Nanchan Temple is a located near the town of Doucun on , , China. Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest preserved timber building extant, as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destruction.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Nanchan Temple (Wutai), China
  • Also known as: “Main Hall of Nanchan Temple”, “Main Hall of the Nanchan Temple”, and “Nanchan Temple Main Hall”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dongye.

Town
is a town in southwestern , city, province, China. As of 2020, it administers the following two residential communities and 19 villages:… is situated 7 km southeast of Nanchan Temple.

Nanchan Temple

Latitude
38.70122° or 38° 42′ 4″ north
Longitude
113.11378° or 113° 6′ 50″ east
Open location code
8PCMP427+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4519464454
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1239887
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Yue Chinese—“Nanchan Temple” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “Nanchan Temple”
  • Chinese: “南禅寺”
  • Chinese: “南禅寺大殿”
  • Chinese: “南禪寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد نانتشان”
  • French: “temple de Nanchan”
  • French: “Temple de Nanchan”
  • French: “Temple Nanchan”
  • German: “Nanchan-Tempel”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Nanchan”
  • Italian: “Tempio dello Zen Meridionale”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Nanchan”
  • Japanese: “南禅寺 (山西省)”
  • Japanese: “南禅寺”
  • Polish: “Nanchan si”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Nanchan”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nanchan”
  • Turkish: “Nanchan Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Наньчань”
  • Yue Chinese: “南禪寺 (五台)”

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