The
Guiyuan Temple is Wuhan's most famous Buddhist temple, both in terms
of religion and architecture. For several years this Temple has
been considered one of the most holy Buddhist sites in central China
and Buddhist followers and dignitaries including the US Secretary of
State, former Singapore Prime Minister and the Cambodian King have
visited the temple.
Although the temple at the site today is
not the original, the renovations here have been fairly faithful. The
original temple building took over six years to finish; consisting of
a Grand hall, Guest hall, Meditation hall and Abbot's room and
covering an area of 46900 square meters.
Inside, the Temple houses a collection of
rare sutra, a jade Buddha and 500 gilded Arhats, all of which survived
the ravages of the Cultural Revolution.
There is also a good vegetarian
restaurant here.
Address: Cuiwei Lu
How to get there: Take bus No. 10 from Hankou Railway
Station and get off at Hongyang Stop and then take a minibus. A taxi
will cost you about RMB20 from the station.
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Also
known as the Qingchuan Building, Qingchuan Pavilion is located at the
east foot of Tortoise Hill on the north side of the Yangtze River,
facing the Yellow
Crane Tower.
A pavilion was first established here
during the Ming Dynasty between 1522 and 1567.Although not an
important historical spot, the pavilion has an impressive geographical
location and the ingenious structure of the building has been praised
by numerous literary figures over the years.
The pavilion at the site today has been
destroyed numerous times and the building at the site today is the
result of renovations in 1983. The pavilion is made mainly with
wood and stone and glass and metal have been used for the windows and
door frames.
Address: 86 Ximatang
Street
How to get there: Take bus No.10 from Hankou Railway Station
and get off at Hanyang Bridge Stop and then walk for about 10 minutes.
A taxi from the railway station will cost about RMB20.
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The
Yellow Crane Tower, first built in 223 AD, dominates much of Wuchang,
the riverside and Wulu Lu.
This is a modern Qing style reproduction
of a Temple that was originally situated about 1km from this spot but
was destroyed by fire in 1884. Despite the fact that this is not an
important historical relic, many poets and artists over the years have
reportedly found inspiration at this spot.
The Tower itself is 50 meters high with
five storeys stretching upwards from the ground. The Tower is covered
with tiny tiles glazed in gold. Frescos decorate the walls here and
the entire construction is hung together with red auspicious columns.
Address: Bridgehead of
Wuchang Bridge
How to get there: Take bus No.10 from Hankou Railway Station
and get off at Wuchang Bridge Stop. A taxi from the railway station
will cost about RMB20.
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