Cao’an
Cao'an is a temple in Jinjiang, Fujian, Luoshan Subdistrict. Originally constructed by Chinese Manichaeans, it was considered by later worshipers to be a Buddhist temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: Manichean temple in Fujian province, China
- Also known as: “Caoan”, “Caoan Stone Sculptures”, “Rock Sculptures of Cao’an Temple”, and “草庵寺”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SM City Jinjiang.
SM City Jinjiang
Commercial area
SM City Jinjiang is a mall in Jinjiang, Fujian, China, as part of expansion of SM Prime Holdings Philippines. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. Its exterior is similar to the old exterior of SM North EDSA in the Philippines. SM City Jinjiang is situated 3½ km east of Cao’an.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jinjiang and Lingyuan.
Jinjiang
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jinjiang is a mainly industrial city just across the river from Quanzhou in Fujian. Administratively, it is a county-level city in Quanzhou Prefecture, but for practical purposes it can be thought of as a suburb of Quanzhou.
Lingyuan
Suburb
Lingyuan is a subdistrict of Jinjiang, Fujian, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 25,500. It has 10 communities:… Lingyuan is situated 2½ km south of Cao’an.
Xiyuan
Suburb
Xiyuan Subdistrict, is a township-level division of Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China. Xiyuan is situated 5 km north of Cao’an.
Cao’an
- Categories: temple and religion
- Location: Quanzhou, South Fujian, Fujian, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.7735° or 24° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
118.52957° or 118° 31′ 47″ eastOpen location code
7PPWQGFH+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 5713544306OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q5034282
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Cao’an” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Cao’an”
- Burmese: “ချောင်အန်း”
- Catalan: “Cao’an”
- Catalan: “Caoan”
- Chinese: “草庵”
- Chinese: “草庵石刻”
- Dutch: “Cao’an”
- Dutch: “Caoan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كاوان”
- French: “Cao’an”
- French: “Caoan”
- German: “Cao’an”
- German: “Caoan”
- Italian: “Cao’an”
- Italian: “Caoan”
- Japanese: “草庵”
- Japanese: “草庵摩尼教寺”
- Polish: “Cao’an”
- Polish: “Caoan”
- Portuguese: “Cao’an”
- Portuguese: “Caoan”
- Spanish: “Cao’an”
- Spanish: “Caoan”
- Thai: “เฉ่าอัน”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 大華嚴寺 and 龙泉书院.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cao’an”. Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0.