Kaiyuan Temple
Kaiyuan Temple, is a Buddhist temple located in North District, Tainan City, Taiwan. The grounds were initially a residence for Zheng Jing, the ruler of Kingdom of Tungning and the son of Koxinga, until the kingdom's downfall and subsequent transformation into a temple.Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Religious organization
- Description: temple in North District, Tainan, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Kaigenji” and “Khai-goân Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheng Kung Girls‘ High School and Kaiyuan Elementary School.
Sheng Kung Girls‘ High School
School
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The Sheng Kung Girls' High School is an all-girl junior and senior high school located in North District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was founded in Tienjin, China, by the Catholic Sheng Kung Concent, and moved to its present location in 1964. Sheng Kung Girls‘ High School is situated 540 metres north of Kaiyuan Temple.
Kaiyuan Elementary School
School
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Kaiyuan Elementary School is situated 590 metres southwest of Kaiyuan Temple.
Kuen Shan Senior High School
School
Kuei Shan Senior High School is a high school in Taiwan. Kuen Shan Senior High School is situated 600 metres east of Kaiyuan Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhongxi District and East District.
Zhongxi District
Suburb
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West Central District is a district located in the center of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is home to 76,983 people. Zhongxi District is situated 2½ km southwest of Kaiyuan Temple.
East District
Suburb
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East District is a district home to 180,828 people located in Tainan, Taiwan. East District is situated 3½ km south of Kaiyuan Temple.
Yongkang District
Town
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Yongkang District is a district home to 234,351 people in Tainan, Taiwan. Yongkang District is situated 4 km northeast of Kaiyuan Temple.
Kaiyuan Temple
- Categories: Buddhist temple and religion
- Location: Kaiyuan Village, N. District, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.01107° or 23° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
120.22191° or 120° 13′ 19″ eastOpen location code
7QM2266C+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 161559823OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q10914446
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Kaiyuan Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北園別館”
- Chinese: “台南開元寺”
- Chinese: “榴環寺”
- Chinese: “榴禪寺”
- Chinese: “海會寺”
- Chinese: “海靖寺”
- Chinese: “臺南開元寺”
- Chinese: “開元寺”
- Chinese: “開元寺派”
- Chinese: “開元禪寺”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kaiyuan”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khai-goân-sī”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khai-guân-sī”
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