Scenic spot introduction:

Tiantong Temple, known as the "Southeast Buddhist Kingdom", was built in the first year of Yongkang in the Western Jin Dynasty (300 AD) and is one of the "Five Jungles" in my country. Tiantong Zen Temple is located at the foothills of Taibai Mountain in Dongxiang, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. Since the founding of the temple by Patriarch Yixing, it has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a majestic, majestic and beautiful ten-direction Zen jungle with thousands of couplets and foundations. The temple is located at the foot of the mountainous Taibai Mountain. "The peaks embrace one temple, and one temple controls all the peaks." There are six peaks in the east, west and north. With the towering main peak Taibai Peak on its back, Dongfeng, Zhongfeng and Rufeng on the left, Boyu Peak and Yuqi Peak on the right, only in the south is Tiankuo Mountain far away, and a lush avenue of thousands of pines welcomes guests to the mountain.

Attractions distribution:

The main buildings on the central axis of Tiantong Temple are Seven Pagodas, Outer Wan Gong Pond, Inner Wan Gong Pond, Zhaobi, Tianwang Hall, Buddha Hall, Main Hall, Dharma Hall, Sutra Collection Building, Luohan Hall, etc. Other main attractions are Shouxing Mountain, Maitreya Mountain, etc. Buddha statues, Buddhist monuments, Taibai famous mountain monuments, worship monuments, Gengyou Pavilion, Yingzhen Pavilion, Jianglong Spring, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

Provincial scenic spots, national key temples

Scenic spot features:

photography, temple, religion, temple

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map
Attraction Address
Travel Guide

travelling guideline:

All the halls and pavilions of Tiantong Temple are connected by long corridors. As soon as you enter the temple gate, you can reach any place in the temple without being exposed to the sun on sunny days or walking on wet roads on rainy days. This shows the unique ingenuity of the builders.

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

There is a row of incense shops next to the entrance of Tiantong Temple, where you can buy incense, as well as some hanging paper fans and other items. There is also fish food here. If you want to feed the fish in the release pond and the pigeons nearby, you can buy it here first.

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map
Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Zhejiang Province>Ningbo City>Yinzhou District>Donwu Town

How to get there:

In the city, you can take the air-conditioned bus No. 162 and get off at Tiantong Temple.

Scenic area map:

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Attraction Tickets

Tendo Temple ticket price:

free

Scenic area opening hours:

8:00-18:30

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