South Shaolin Temple Site

Putian City NanShaolin Temple located top of mountain. It is a free ticket entrance, well maintain and clean. Worth a trip to sightseeing the beautiful scenery and understand the history of Shaolin.

The famous Nanshaolin Temple in the Tang Dynasty, once flooded in the historical years, modern can be rebuilt, the temple is strict, the scenery is beautiful, it is a place worth visiting, the only certainty is on the mountain, driving to walk nearly half an hour of the mountain road, the return taxi is not convenient.

In the early Tang Dynasty, because of the 13 stick monks to save the master of Tang, the emperor of Taizong special the abbot of the Shaolin in the north, built Shaolin Temple in the south, known as the Nan Shaolin Temple. The terrain is very dangerous, it is an ideal place for soldiers and families to use military force, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

In addition to the traffic is not very convenient, everything else is fine, if you want to be convenient, it is more convenient to drive by yourself.

Chinese Buddhist Zen Cultural Heritage and the birthplace of Shaolin Nanquan

Nanshaolin Temple, 17km from Putian City, was newly built at the ancient site of the verified site in recent years. The temple building is still very solemn. When I went there, the temple was holding a "three-time reading" law meeting, which was held on the last Saturday of each month. There are volunteers in the temple, you can sit down and drink tea for free. 5km from Nanshaolin, there is also a Jiuhua Mountain to go, the mountain is not high, but it is steep, is the "Jiuhua Diecui" of Putian 24 scenes, the mountain can see the panoramic view of Putian City. On the way to Nanshaolin Temple, there is a branch road to go to Zilu Mountain. The mountain is not high and steep. It is the "Zilu mess stone" of Putian 24 scenes. You can also see the panoramic view of Putian City on the mountain, which is different from the direction of Jiuhua Mountain. These three places, no tickets, very close, can play together, a total of almost half a day is enough.

Nanshaolin Temple is located in Jiulian Mountain Forest Mountain Village, Xitianwei Town, Putian City, Fujian Province, about 17 kilometers away from the city. The predecessor of Nanshaolin Temple is "Linquan Temple". The total planning area of Nanshaolin Scenic Tourism Area is 26.1 square kilometers. The Jiuhua Diecui and Zixi Monster Stone in the area are listed as the 24th scene of Putian. The scenery is very good. When you arrive in Putian, you can take the urban and rural bus to the foot of Nanshaolin Mountain, and you can walk for a while. Cost-effective.