Fawang Temple
Fawang Temple is a modern Chinese Buddhist monastery located 5 km northwest of the town of Dengfeng in Henan province, China. Situated at the bottom of the Yuzhu Peak of Mount Song, the monastery claims to be the descendant of the second Buddhist monastery constructed in China.Photo: Brookqi, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple at Mount Song, China
- Also known as: “Fawang Temple Pagoda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Songyue Temple Pagoda and Huishan Temple.
Songyue Temple Pagoda
Tower
Photo: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Songyue Pagoda, constructed in 523 CE, is located at the Songyue Monastery on Mount Song, in Henan province, China. Built during the Northern Wei Dynasty, this pagoda is one of the few intact sixth-century pagodas in China and is also the earliest known Chinese brick pagoda. Songyue Temple Pagoda is situated 580 metres southwest of Fawang Temple.
Huishan Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Huishan Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Fawang Temple.
Qimu Que Gates
Historic building
Photo: Acot2017, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qimu Que Gates is a historic building, which is situated 4 km southeast of Fawang Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dengfeng.
Dengfeng
Fawang Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Zhengzhou, Central Henan, Henan, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.50505° or 34° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
113.02053° or 113° 1′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8P6MG24C+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 397963826OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q1013774
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Fawang Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大法王寺”
- Chinese: “法王寺”
- Chinese: “法王寺塔”
- Dutch: “Fawangtempel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فوانج”
- French: “temple Fawang”
- French: “Temple Fawang”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Fawang”
- Japanese: “法王寺”
- Russian: “Фаван”
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