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Chongyuan Temple


Updated: 2011-12-29

Located at the Yangcheng Lake peninsula in Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, Chongyuan Temple is a Buddhist temple constructed in 503 during the reign of Tianjian Emperor Liangwudi, with a history of 1,504 years. The temple was contemporaneous with Hanshan Temple, Lingyan Temple, and Baosheng Temple. It has the highest and heaviest above-water indoor Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Pavilion of China.