Brief information on Guiyuan Temple  

Guiyuan Temple is a Buddhist temple and a National AAAA Level Tourist Attraction, located in the Hanyang District of Wuhan. The temple houses five hundred Lohan stone carvings, which took nine years to complete.

Guiyuan Temple was built during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, and consists of the Sutra Collection Pavilion, The Mahavira Palace and Lohan Hall. The two most precious treasures collected in Guiyuan Temple are the Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra, written on paper less than 7 inches in length and width, and the Avatamsaka and Saddharmapundarika Sutras.

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

   

Hours: 8:00-17:00
Address: Cuiwei Road, Hanyang District, Wuhan
Transportation: take Bus 45, 707, 524 and Tour Bus 1
Admission: CNY 20 in normal times, CNY 30 on New Year’s Day and in Spring Festival, and CNY 50 on the 1st and 15th of each month of the Chinese lunar calendar and on the God of Wealth’s Birthday.