Temple of the Six Banyan Trees

The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees or Liurong Temple is a in , , originally built in AD 537. The temple's proximity to foreign consulates in has made it a regular destination for families participating in the international adoption of children from .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, China
  • Also known as: “Flowery Pagoda”, “Liurong Temple”, “Liurongsi Pagoda”, and “Pagoda of the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees”
  • Address: 六榕路 87, Guangzhou, Yuexiu, Guangdong

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huaisheng Mosque and Guangxiao Temple.

Mosque
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The is the main of , located in the Yuexiu District, in the of . Rebuilt many times over its history, some historical texts claim that it was first built in the 7th century, but modern scholarship places its foundation at a later period during the Tang or Song dynasties. is situated 540 metres south of Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.

Buddhist temple
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is one of the oldest Buddhist in , the capital of 's Province. As the special geographical position, often acted as a stopover point for Asian missionary monks in the past. is situated 350 metres northwest of Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.

Park
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People's Park is an urban public park in Yuexiu District in central , capital of province in south China. Established in 1921, it is the first public park in the city, built on the site that had been the location of successive regional governments since the Sui dynasty. is situated 460 metres east of Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liurong and Guangzhou.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict of the Yuexiu District in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, southern China.

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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.

Suburb
is a subdistrict of the Yuexiu District in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, southern China.

Temple of the Six Banyan Trees

Latitude
23.13057° or 23° 7′ 50″ north
Longitude
113.25463° or 113° 15′ 17″ east
Open location code
7PMM47J3+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146674393
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q683127
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Temple of the Six Banyan Trees” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Temple dels Sis Banians”
  • Chinese: “Liùróng sì”
  • Chinese: “六榕寺”
  • Chinese: “六榕寺塔”
  • Chinese: “六榕花塔”
  • Dutch: “Zes Bodhibomentempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد سته اشجار بانيان”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de la Ses Banjanoj”
  • French: “temple des six banians”
  • French: “Temple des six banians”
  • French: “Temple des six figuiers (Liù róng)”
  • German: “Pagode des Tempels der Sechs Banyanbäume”
  • Japanese: “六榕寺”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទនៃដើម Banyan ប្រាំមួយ។”
  • Persian: “معبد شش درخت انجیر”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Sześciu Banianów”
  • Russian: “Храм шести баньяновых деревьев”
  • Spanish: “Templo de los Seis Banianos”
  • Turkish: “Altı Banyan Ağacı Tapınağı”
  • Yue Chinese: “六榕寺”

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