Xilai Temple
Xilai Temple is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu. Xilai Temple is situated nearby to the library 张掖市图书馆, as well as near the Buddhist temple Wooden Pagoda Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Reclined Buddah Temple is situated 500 metres east of Xilai Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhangye.
Zhangye
Photo: Dcpeets, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhangye is a city in Gansu Province with striking and beautiful mountain scenery nearby. As for most Chinese cities, the name "Zhangye" is somewhat ambiguous since it can refer either to the city itself or to the prefecture with that city at its center.
Xilai Temple
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Zhangye, Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.92918° or 38° 55′ 45″ northLongitude
100.44897° or 100° 26′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8PC2WCHX+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8792158503OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Xilai Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Xīlái Sì”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 张掖市图书馆 and Wooden Pagoda Temple.
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