Virūpākṣa
Virūpākṣa is a work of art in Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong. Virūpākṣa is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Guangxiao Temple, as well as near The hair-inhumed pagoda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guangxiao Temple and Guangzhou No.1 People’s Hospital.
Guangxiao Temple
Buddhist temple
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Guangxiao Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou, the capital of China's Guangdong Province. As the special geographical position, Guangxiao Temple often acted as a stopover point for Asian missionary monks in the past.
Guangzhou No.1 People’s Hospital
Hospital
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Guangzhou No.1 People’s Hospital is situated 280 metres north of Virūpākṣa.
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Buddhist temple
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The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees or Liurong Temple is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China, originally built in AD 537. The temple's proximity to foreign consulates in Guangzhou has made it a regular destination for families participating in the international adoption of children from China. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees is situated 400 metres east of Virūpākṣa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guangzhou and Yuexiu.
Guangzhou
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Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18.7 million, making it China's fourth-largest city after Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing.
Yuexiu
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Yuexiu is a central district in Guangzhou. The old walled city of Guangzhou was here, though it has been mostly redeveloped. Yuexiu is now the political and cultural center of Guangzhou, with many museums, holy sites, and urban parks.
Dadong
Suburb
Dadong is a subdistrict of the Yuexiu District in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, southern China. Dadong is situated 3 km east of Virūpākṣa.
Virūpākṣa
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.1315° or 23° 7′ 53″ northLongitude
113.25086° or 113° 15′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7PMM47J2+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5819656211OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
“Virūpākṣa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西方广目天王”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Bodhi Tree and The hair-inhumed pagoda.
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