Brief information on Baotong Temple  

Baotong Temple sits at the southern foot of Hongshan Hill in Wuchang. It was built during the Southern Dynasty (420 A.D. – 479 A.D.), giving it a history of more than 1580 years.

Baotong Temple is famous for the three springs and the fantastic rocks. The most well-known building in the temple is Hongshan Pagoda, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty in order to commemorate monk Ciren, and was also known as Lingji Pagoda. The Hongshan Pagoda is made of bricks and stones and is 44.3 meters in height, though the interior lies empty. On the hill at the back of the temple, there are trees called Yue Pines, named as such because it is said that the trees were planted by the hero of the nation and the people of Song Dynasty, Yue Fei.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Baotong Temple if you plan to visit Baotong Temple and have language problems.

   

Hours: 8:00-17:00
Address: southern foot of Hongshan Hill, Wuhan
Transportation: take Bus 503, 519, 536, 709 and tour Bus 1, and get down at Hongshan Station
Admission: CNY 10