Chengtian Temple

Chengtian Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Chengtian Temple is considered one of the Three Great Buddhist Temples in Quanzhou, alongside Kaiyuan Temple and Chongfu Temple.

Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: building in China
Also known as: “Chengtian Temple (Quanzhou)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qingjing Mosque and Quanzhou Confucian Temple.

Qingjing Mosque

Mosque

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The Qingjing Mosque, also known as the Ashab Mosque or Shengyousi Mosque, is a mosque located on Tumen Street, in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Qingjing Mosque is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Qingjing Mosque is situated 730 metres southwest of Chengtian Temple.

Quanzhou Confucian Temple

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Quanzhou Confucian Temple is situated 580 metres southwest of Chengtian Temple.

Kaiyuan Temple

Buddhist temple

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Kaiyuan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in West Street, Quanzhou, China, and is considered as the largest Buddhist temple in Fujian province with an area of 78,000 square metres. Kaiyuan Temple is situated 1¼ km northwest of Chengtian Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beifeng and Xunpu.

Beifeng

Suburb

Beifeng Subdistrict is a township-level division of the Fengze district situated in Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Beifeng is situated 3 km northwest of Chengtian Temple.

Xunpu

Neighborhood

Xunpu is an oyster fishing village in Quanzhou, southern Fujian, China. It is located approximately 10 kilometres southeast of downtown Quanzhou. The village is a regional tourist attraction, owing to its specialty product, oysters, and its traditional Han Chinese subculture. Xunpu is situated 8 km southeast of Chengtian Temple.

Wan’an

Suburb

Wan'an Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Luojiang District, Quanzhou, Fujian, China. As of 2018, it has 8 residential communities under its administration. Wan’an is situated 9 km northeast of Chengtian Temple.

Chengtian Temple

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Quanzhou, South Fujian, Fujian, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.9116° or 24° 54′ 42″ north

Longitude

118.59023° or 118° 35′ 25″ east

Open location code

7PPWWH6R+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 890978653

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11076341

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Egyptian Arabic—“Chengtian Temple” goes by many names.

Chinese: “承天寺 (泉州)”
Chinese: “承天寺”
Chinese: “承天寺经幢”
Chinese: “泉州承天寺”
Chinese: “泉州闽国铸钱遗址”
Egyptian Arabic: “معبد تشنجتيان”

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