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| Liurong Temple (Six-Banyan Temple) |
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Located on Liurong Road, the temple enjoys a long history and a widespread
fame both at home and abroad.
The temple was originally built in 537 and was rebuilt in the Sorthern
Song Dynasty. The pagoda in it is quite colorful and houses some
thousand Buddha statues, thus it has got another name “Thousand-
Buddha Pagoda.” Some well-known ancient poets such as Wang
Bo, Su Dongpo and so on visited this temple and wrote down either
poetic phrases or articles acclaiming this temple.
The ancient temple features a towering colorful pagoda, Luxuriant
trees and historic and cultural relics. Because of the splendid
pagoda, this temple was selected as one of the top ten scenic spots
in Guangzhou.
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