Baotong Temple is now situated almost
entirely on the hillside- quite an impressive feat. It is fairly
difficult to see the Temple from afar, hidden as it is almost entirely
behind heavy vegetation.
This is a fairly representative and
classic Chinese Buddhist temple, consisting of a Grand Hall,
Meditation Hall and the Abbots Hall. There are also two gargantuan
iron bells here, almost 900 years old, dating back to the Southern
Song Dynasty.
How to get there: 289
Wulu Lu
Address: Take bus No.66 from Hankou Railway Station and get
off at Hongshan Park Stop. If you take a taxi, it will cost about
RMB10 from the station.
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Changchun
Taoist Temple is the largest and best-preserved Taoist Temple in Wuhan.
The temple here consists of numerous corridors and stone
staircases, all made with brick and wood, with grand eaves and
arches suspended from the ceiling. Decorating the hall walls are life
size carvings and niches that epitomize typical Taoist
architectural style.
Many of the religious relics here were
destroyed during the cultural revolution. In recent years, many
have been added to enhance the religious value of the Temple so that
today, this place boasts the widest range of Taoist cultural relics in
Wuhan.
Address: Dadongmen
How to get there: Bus No.10, 519 and 536 take you directly to
the temple.
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It
is situated in the eastern suburbs of Wuchang, the East Lake Park, is the largest open space in the city. The lake here is huge, six times the size of the West Lake in Hangzhou and divided into different thematic areas including the Listening to the Waves area, Mill Hill, and the The Poetry Composition Pavilion.
The mild temperature and abundant sunshine here foster the rich plant resources in the East Lake area: 3.18 million plants of 372 different type, among which "the orchid in spring, the lotus in summer, the sweet-scented Osmanthus in autumn and the plum blossom in winter" are the most renowned. There are over 80 species of bird and fish here too of which, the Wuchang fish is the rarest and the most famous.
This is pleasant spot, and about as far out of the city than one can possibly get in Wuhan while remaining in the city boundaries.
How to get there: Bus No.605 from Hankou Railway Station goes direct to the park.
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