Wuyou Temple
Wuyou Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the top of Mount Wuyou, in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. It is in the same area as the Leshan Giant Buddha and is the main and oldest temple in the area, being designated as Leshan's key Buddhist temple.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leshan Giant Buddha.
Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter tall stone statue, built between 712 and 804 AD. It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lüxin and Haitang Subdistrict.
Lüxin
Suburb
Xiaoba Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Shizhong District, Leshan, Sichuan, China. As of 2018, it has 6 residential communities under its administration.
Haitang Subdistrict
Suburb
Haitang Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. As of 2020, it administers the following 17 residential communities:…
Wuyou Temple
- Type: Forest
- Description: building in Shizhong District, China
- Categories: Buddhist temple, cultural heritage of China, and religious organization
- Location: Leshan, East Sichuan, Sichuan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.5397° or 29° 32′ 23″ north
Longitude
103.7707° or 103° 46′ 15″ east
Open location code
7PX5GQQC+V7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Wuyou Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乌尤寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد وويو”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Wuyou”
- Japanese: “烏尤寺”
- Spanish: “Templo Wuyou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jiufeng and Dafo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haoshang Great Bridge and 罗汉堂.
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