Songyue Monastery

Songyue Monastery is a Buddhist temple in , , . Songyue Monastery is situated nearby to the tower , as well as near the government office .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Songyue Temple Pagoda and Fawang Temple.

Tower
The Songyue Pagoda, constructed in 523 CE, is located at the Songyue Monastery on , in province, . 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.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Brookqi, Public domain.
is a modern Chinese Buddhist monastery located 5 km northwest of the town of in province, . Situated at the bottom of the Yuzhu Peak of , the monastery claims to be the descendant of the second Buddhist monastery constructed in China. is situated 620 metres northeast of Songyue Monastery.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dengfeng.

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is a small city in province. The name 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

Latitude
34.50143° 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
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
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