Songyue Monastery

Songyue Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Zhengzhou, Central Henan, Henan. Songyue Monastery is situated nearby to the tower Songyue Temple Pagoda, as well as near the government office 嵩山风景区管理局支委.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Songyue Temple Pagoda and Fawang 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.

Fawang Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Brookqi, Public domain.

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. Fawang Temple is situated 580 metres northeast of Songyue Monastery.

Huishan Temple

Buddhist temple

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Huishan Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2 km southwest of Songyue Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dengfeng.

Dengfeng

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Dengfeng is a small city in Henan province. The name Dengfeng was bestowed upon it by Wu zetian of the Wu Zhou dynasty. It is in the central-west part of Henan Province, at the southern foot of Mount Song（嵩山 ).

Songyue Monastery

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Zhengzhou, Central Henan, Henan, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.50142° or 34° 30′ 5″ north

Longitude

113.01591° or 113° 0′ 57″ east

Open location code

8P6MG228+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 503146278

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

“Songyue Monastery” goes by many names.

Chinese: “嵩岳寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 嵩山风景区管理局支委 and 红石崖村遗址.

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