Experts' Choice Award Lingyin Temple
What the experts agree on
Lingyin Temple is China's most important southern Buddhist temple, housing an awe-inspiring 20m camphor-wood Buddha statue. Originally built in 326 AD and rebuilt 16 times, its ornate halls showcase stunning guardian statues and intricate carvings
“Lingyin Temple - Temple of the Soul's Retreat - is the most important temple in the south of the country. In its main hall with a triple-eaved roof, it houses the largest seated Buddha in China”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Great Hall contains a magnificent 20m-high statue of Siddhartha Gautama (Sakyamuni), sculpted from 24 blocks of camphor wood in 1956 and based on a Tang dynasty original." Full review
