Big Buddha Temple Square
Big Buddha Temple Square is a square in Zhangye, Gansu. Big Buddha Temple Square is situated nearby to the temple 山门, as well as near 钟楼.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reclined Buddah Temple.
Reclined Buddah Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Leuband, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long. Reclined Buddah Temple is situated 210 metres east of Big Buddha Temple Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhangye.
Zhangye
Photo: Dcpeets, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhangye is a city in Gansu Province with striking and beautiful mountain scenery nearby. As for most Chinese cities, the name "Zhangye" is somewhat ambiguous since it can refer either to the city itself or to the prefecture with that city at its center.
Big Buddha Temple Square
- Type: Square
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Zhangye, Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.92977° or 38° 55′ 47″ northLongitude
100.45229° or 100° 27′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8PC2WFH2+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 886546469OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 山门 and 钟楼.
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