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 Kaiyuan Temple.
Qingjing Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Kaiyuan Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Tyg728, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Quanzhou Confucian Temple
Photo: ScareCriterion12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quanzhou Confucian Temple is situated 580 metres southwest of Chengtian Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beifeng and Wan’an.
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.
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.
Chendai
Town
Chendai is a town within Jinjiang county-level city, Quanzhou prefecture-level city of China's Fujian Province. It is located south of downtown Quanzhou and has an area of 38.4 square kilometres. Chendai is situated 9 km south of Chengtian Temple.
Chengtian Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Quanzhou, South Fujian, Fujian, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.9116° or 24° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
118.59023° or 118° 35′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7PPWWH6R+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 890978653OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata 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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