Great Bao’en Temple
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, part of the former Great Bao'en Temple, is a historical site located on the south bank of external Qinhuai River in Nanjing, China.Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Buddhist temple in Nanjing
- Also known as: “Bao’en Temple”, “Great Temple of Gratitude”, “Site of Dabao’en Temple”, and “Temple of Gratitude”
- Address: 江苏省南京市秦淮区雨花路1号, 南京市, 秦淮區, 江蘇省
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zhonghuamen railway station and Zhan Garden.
Zhonghuamen railway station
Railway station
Photo: AddisWang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zhonghuamen railway station is a railway station in Yuhua Road near Zhonghua Gate of Nanjing. It is a station of Nanjing–Tongling railway, with two platforms. Zhonghuamen railway station is situated 510 metres southwest of Great Bao’en Temple.
Zhan Garden
Park
Photo: Px820, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zhan Garden is a Chinese garden located on No. 128 Zhan Yuan Road, beside Fuzimiao, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. The first garden on this site was built during the early Ming dynasty by the general Xu Da. Zhan Garden is situated 1¼ km north of Great Bao’en Temple.
Imperial Examinations History Museum
Museum
Photo: Px820, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jiangnan Examination Hall, near the Confucius temple, is located in the southern part of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It is the largest examination hall for imperial examination in ancient China. It now houses the Imperial Examination Museum. Imperial Examinations History Museum is situated 1½ km northeast of Great Bao’en Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saihongqiao and Honghua.
Honghua
Suburb
Photo: 东京村子, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Honghua is a suburb, which is situated 3 km east of Great Bao’en Temple.
Xinjiekou
Suburb
Photo: Haha169, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xinjiekou is the central business district of Nanjing, People's Republic of China. It gave its name to Xinjiekou subway station. Xinjiekou is situated 5 km north of Great Bao’en Temple.
Great Bao’en Temple
- Categories: Buddhist temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.01117° or 32° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
118.77804° or 118° 46′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8P4W2Q6H+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 859565692OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q113147257
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Great Bao’en Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Dà bào’ēn sì”
- Chinese: “大報恩寺”
- Chinese: “大报恩寺”
- Chinese: “大报恩寺遗址”
- French: “grand temple Bao’en”
- French: “Grand temple Bao’en”
- French: “grand temple de la Gratitude”
- French: “temple Bao’en”
- French: “temple de la Gratitude”
- German: “Gross Bao’en Tempel”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Great Bao’en”
- Japanese: “大報恩寺”
- Korean: “대보은사”
- Spanish: “gran templo Bao’en”
- Spanish: “Gran templo Bao’en”
- Wu Chinese: “大报恩寺（南京）”
- Yue Chinese: “大報恩寺”
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