Wooden halls
One after another.
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A Buddhist monastery in central Chengdu, founded by tradition under the Sui as Xinxiang Temple and renamed several times over the centuries. It burned at the end of the Ming, leaving little standing, until the monk Cidu settled in its ruins in 1681 under the Kangxi Emperor, and it was rebuilt in 1697 under its present name. It is counted among the leading Chan monasteries along the Yangtze, with a series of wooden halls, quiet courtyards and gardens of old trees and ponds; visitors are asked to keep quiet and respect worshippers. Next to it lies the Wenshufang quarter of traditional lanes and shops. Entry is free, from 8 am to 5 pm, per visitor guides, and inside are a teahouse and a vegetarian restaurant popular with locals, whose dishes are meat-free.
One after another.
In the courtyards.
Old-style lanes.
66 Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu
It has a vegetarian restaurant with meat-free dishes and a teahouse popular with locals; the monastery is free to enter from 8 am to 5 pm, per visitor guides.