Ningbo Ashoka Temple Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Ashoka Temple is the only existing thousand-year-old temple named after Ashoka in my country. It is located in Ashoka Mountain in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. The temple was founded in the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (282 AD) and has a history of more than 1,700 years. Ashoka Temple is famous both at home and abroad, not only because of its beautiful mountains and rivers and majestic palaces, but also because it has a world-famous relic pagoda. The existing main building dates from the Qing Dynasty and covers an area of ​​124,100 square meters.

Attractions distribution:

Ashoka Temple faces south from the north. The main buildings on the central axis include the mountain gate, the Heavenly King's Hall, the Mahavira Hall, and the Relic Hall. Other main attractions include the Jin Dynasty ancient temple, the Southeast Buddhist Kingdom, the Bell Tower, the Free Life Pond, the Five Hundred Arhats Hall, the Xianjue Hall, and the Eastern Relic Hall. Tower, West Tower, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National key temple, national key cultural relics protection unit

Scenic spot features:

Photography, temples, ancient temples, relics

Scenic spot map: