Jiuhua Hill and Xuanzang Temple Tours – Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

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Jiuhua Hill and Xuanzang Temple
九华山和玄奘寺

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Beijing Dong Lu, Nanjing, China, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing
Hours : 8am-5:30pm

About this place

The dimunitive Jiuhua Hill (Jiuhua Shan) lies alongside the Ming City Wall and the south side of Xuanwu Lake.  What draws most visitors to Jiuhua Hill is the Xuanzang Temple.
 
The monk Xuanzang journeyed to India to bring Sanskrit Buddhist texts back to China. He then spent much of the remainder of his life translating these texts.  Xuanzang’s quest was the basis for the ultra-famous fictional story “Journey to The West”, a novel originally written during the Ming Dynasty.  Journey to The West has since been the basis for a popular television show in China as well as the inspiration for the cartoon show and video game serious Dragon Ball Z.
 

 
Tunnel under Jiuhuashan
 
Bell on Jiuhuashan

 

 

 
Links Within Synotrip
 
Linggu Temple
 
Links Outside of Synotrip
 
More information on Xuanzang
 
A summary of Journey to The West
 
Comparison of Journey to The West and Dragonball Z.  He is referred to as “Sanzang” and “Tang Seng” in this article. 
To reach the main entrance by bus, stop at the Beijing Dong Lu (北京东路) bus stop and walk 3 blocks north down Jiuhuashan Lu (九华山路).
The rear entrance is along the city wall near Taiping Men (太平门).
Jiming Temple is only 15 minutes walk along Beijing Dong Lu or a 20 minute walk along the top of the city wall.

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<p>Xuanzang Temple is not a very hot attraction in Nanjing to be honesty.&nbsp; Monk Xuanzang&nbsp; journeyed to India to bring Sanskrit Buddhist texts back to China which everyone knows that and everyone respects him a lot, but i think not many people in Nanjing knows that we have a temple for him, so i wrote this review just want people get to notice this temple and if you want to go somewhere new, consider Xuanzang Temple onJiuhua Hill.</p>

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