Biyun Chan Temple
The Biyun Chan Temple was originally a century-old Buddhist temple but was taken away and turned into a shrine for the Chinese Communist Party. The former resident nun managed to regained ownership of the temple in 2019 and began trying to restore the Buddhist temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: former shrine in Changhua County
- Also known as: “Biyun Temple” and “愛國教育基地”
- Address: 山腳路一段400巷 36, 彰化縣, 二水鄉, 台灣省 530
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dingjue Temple and Erh-shui Station.
Dingjue Temple
Place of worship
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Dingjue Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 260 metres north of Biyun Chan Temple.
Erh-shui Station
Railway station
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Ershui Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Ershui Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. It is also the western terminus of the Jiji line. Erh-shui Station is situated 610 metres west of Biyun Chan Temple.
二水國小
School
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二水國小 is a school, which is situated 790 metres southwest of Biyun Chan Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ershui and Linnei.
Ershui
Town
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Ershui Township is a rural township in southeastern Changhua County, Taiwan.
Linnei
Town
Photo: Chi-Hung Lin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Linnei Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Yunlin County after Baozhong Township. Linnei is situated 7 km south of Biyun Chan Temple.
Tianzhong
Town
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Tianzhong Township is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name and current name make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies. Tianzhong is situated 7 km northwest of Biyun Chan Temple.
Biyun Chan Temple
- Categories: shrine, building, temple, historic site, and religion
- Location: Shangli Village, Ershui Township, Changhua County, Taiwan Province, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.81503° or 23° 48′ 54″ northLongitude
120.62412° or 120° 37′ 27″ eastOpen location code
7QM2RJ8F+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 628281645OpenStreetMap feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q28417873
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In Other Languages
“Biyun Chan Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “碧云寺”
- Chinese: “碧云禅寺”
- Chinese: “碧雲寺”
- Chinese: “碧雲禪寺”
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