Kaiyuan Temple

Kaiyuan Temple, is a Buddhist temple located in , 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.
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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: temple in North District, Tainan, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Kaigenji”, “Khai-goân Temple”, “Khai-guân-sī”, “北園別館”, “榴環寺”, “榴禪寺”, “海會寺”, “海靖寺”, “臺南開元寺”, “開元寺派”, and “開元禪寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sheng Kung Girls‘ High School and Kaiyuan Elementary School.

School
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The Sheng Kung Girls' High School is an all-girl junior and senior high school located in , , . It was founded in Tienjin, China, by the Catholic Sheng Kung Concent, and moved to its present location in 1964. is situated 540 metres north of Kaiyuan Temple.

School
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is situated 590 metres southwest of Kaiyuan Temple.

School
Kuei Shan Senior High School is a high school in . is situated 600 metres east of Kaiyuan Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhongxi District and East District.

Suburb
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West Central District is a district located in the center of Tainan City, . It is home to 76,983 people. is situated 2½ km southwest of Kaiyuan Temple.

Suburb
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is a district home to 180,828 people located in , . is situated 3½ km south of Kaiyuan Temple.

Town
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is a district home to 234,351 people in , . is situated 4 km northeast of Kaiyuan Temple.

Kaiyuan Temple

Latitude
23.01107° or 23° 0′ 40″ north
Longitude
120.22191° or 120° 13′ 19″ east
Open location code
7QM2266C+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161559823
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q10914446
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Kaiyuan Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “台南開元寺”
  • Chinese: “開元寺”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kaiyuan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Khai-goân-sī”

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