Shanhua Temple

Shanhua Temple is a Buddhist located in , Shanxi Province, . The temple was first founded during the early 8th century of the Tang dynasty, but its earliest surviving building dates from the 11th century.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Datong, China
  • Also known as: “Shan hua Temple”, “Shanhua Si”, and “南寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drum Tower and Huayan Temple.

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is situated 500 metres north of Shanhua Temple.

Buddhist temple
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or Huayan Monastery is a located in , , China. has been burned down and rebuilt several times. The Daxiongbao Hall and Cangjing Ge still preserve the architectural style of the Liao and Jin dynasties. is situated 740 metres northwest of Shanhua Temple.

Railway station
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The railway station is a railway station of Beijing–Baotou railway and Datong–Puzhou railway. The station located in , , . is situated 3½ km north of Shanhua Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xihuayuan.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict in , , , . As of 2018, it has 5 residential communities under its administration. is situated 7 km southwest of Shanhua Temple.

Shanhua Temple

Latitude
40.08604° or 40° 5′ 10″ north
Longitude
113.29324° or 113° 17′ 36″ east
Open location code
8PGM37PV+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 366497911
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q548433
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Shanhua Temple” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “শানহুয়া মন্দির”
  • Chinese: “善化寺”
  • Dutch: “Shanhuatempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد شانهوا”
  • French: “temple Shanhua”
  • French: “Temple Shanhua”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש שאנחווה”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Shanhua”
  • Japanese: “善化寺”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Shanhua”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Shanhua”
  • Russian: “Шаньхуа”
  • Sinhala: “ෂැංහුආ පන්සල”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Шаньхуа”
  • Vietnamese: “Thiện Hóa tự”

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