Zhusheng Temple

Hunan


A 10-minute walk east of Nanyue Temple, this Buddhist temple with an attractive stone-carved entrance dates as far back as the Tang dynasty. Outside, on Dong Jie, you can watch carpenters making wooden Buddha statues for the various temples in town.


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