Liurong (Six Banyan) Temple

Main entrance.

Liu Rong (Six Banyan) Temple is situated on the Liu Rong Road. Built in 537, it is a renowned Buddhist cultural site.

The temple enshrines three large Buddhist statues--the biggest copper Buddhist statues existing in Guangdong province. The thousand-Buddha copper pillar cast in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) is kept on the top story of the pagoda.

The 184-foot pagoda appears to have nine stories; inside, however, there are 17 levels. Because of the colorful exterior carvings, it is popularly known as the Flower Pagoda. On the top of the tower is a 5-ton decorative rod made of brass, instead of wood, which is rarely seen in China.

It was originally called Baozhuangyan Temple, and renamed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as Six Banyan Temple after Su Shi, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), was found to have written the two characters of Liu Rong when he saw the six ancient banyan trees there on a visit to the temple.

The Flower Pagoda.

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Editor: Harry Bai