2025 Changwu Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in October)

Chao Yin Temple is not difficult to get to. It is located in an alley. It is a local temple, quiet. The staff and monks are quite welcoming. The atmosphere inside, at first, we thought it would be an old temple. But inside, it has been renovated very well and is really beautiful. There is not a lot of incense smoke that makes it difficult to breathe. There is some smoke here and there, but not much. While we sit and pray, there will be a monk who rings a bell or plays a Tibetan altar for us to bless us. The kneeling seat is clean and covered with film. The staff takes very good care of the cleanliness. The energy is very good. Most importantly, you don't need to buy a ticket. Enter for free. #travelchina #xian #Chao Yin Temple

route: D1 Xi'an - Binzhou Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda - Binzhou Big Buddha Temple - Changwu Zhaoren Temple - Nanshi Grottoes - Live in Longqi Valley D2 Longxi Valley - Wanjiangou - Beishiku Temple - Qingyang Museum - Zhouzuling - Qingzhou Ancient City D3 Longdong Middle School-Zhou Jiubang-Qingcheng Museum-Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum-Return Transportation: Chenzhou East Station - Kaiyuan Temple Tower, take bus No. 5 on the left side of the station, 2 yuan, get off at Municipal People's Hospital Station in 20 minutes Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda - Dafo Temple, bus No. 3, 3 yuan, 25 minutes, get off at Dafo Temple Dafo Temple - Changwu Zhaoren Temple, first take bus 3 for 2 yuan to the terminal station Tingkou, then take the shuttle bus from Tingkou to Changwu for 1 yuan Zhaoren Temple - Nanshikusi Temple, take Changwu Bus No. 3 to Fengkou, then take the bus from Fengkou to Jingchuan for 8 yuan, get off at Nanshikusi intersection Nanshiku Temple - Longqi Valley, wait for the bus from Jingchuan to Libao at Nanshiku intersection, and walk 10 kilometers after getting off the bus Beishiku Temple - Qingyang, wait for the bus from Zhenyuan to Qingyang at the temple gate, wave frequently, there is parking for private cars for free or 10 yuan Qingyang-Qingcheng, do not take the high-speed rail, take the bus from the bus station, it takes 1.5 hours to arrive Transportation in Qingcheng: You can basically walk to the Zhouzu Mausoleum outside the city, but public transportation is convenient in the city Qingcheng-Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum: Method 1: Take the bus from Qingcheng South Bus Station to Heshui for 8 yuan and 50 minutes. Method 2: Heshui Customized Travel XCX, 15 yuan for work pick-up Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum-Xi'an, first take Heshui Customized Travel XCX 20 yuan to Ningxian Railway Station, then take the train to Xi'an Features: For specific attractions, please see the collection below the article for a special introduction 【Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda】Free. The tower is 47.84 meters high, with an octagonal, seven-story brick-wood mixed structure. You can go up to the high steps at the back to overlook Binzhou City. [Binzhou Big Buddha Temple] 35 yuan, 20 yuan in off-season, highly recommended, especially the Thousand Buddha Caves, bring a flashlight [Zhaoren Temple in Changwu] Free, highly recommended, Yu Shinan's regular script, Bagua ceiling with stacked beams [Southern Grotto Temple] 20 yuan, one year later than the Northern Grotto Temple, but the Buddha statues are much better in terms of technique and proportion than the Northern Grotto Temple 【Longqi Valley】Experience ice caves, cave dwellings, and pure Longdong folk customs [North Grottoes Temple] 30 yuan, only three caves are open, the steel frame outside will not be removed for the time being, it is better to bring a flashlight to see [Zhou Zuling] 30 yuan, a small scenic spot, you can climb the mountain if you have time to experience the Taoist style 【Longdong Middle School】The middle school on the map is a school. If you want to see the four big characters written by the teacher, you can find it next to Zhou Jiubang. [Qingcheng Museum] Free, highly recommended, at least 1 hour to experience the Tang Dynasty figurines [Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum] Free, highly recommended, the Buddha statues on the right hand side of the entrance are exquisite, and the Taerwan Statue Tower on the left hand side is worth a visit

Changwu County. The main hall of Zhaoren Temple. The main hall of Zhaoren Temple is the main building of Zhaoren Temple. It is a nine-ridged single-eaved hip-and-gable style. The traditional saying of the main hall of Zhaoren Temple is a three-bay corner hall with nine beams and eighteen loads. Its characteristic is that there are no pillars in the hall, and it is all supported by the beams stacked around it, which is commonly known as the eight-diagram hanging roof arch. The base of the main hall of Zhaoren Temple is 1 meter high, 12.6 meters long and wide, and the platform in front of the hall is spacious, with a construction area of ​​108.16 square meters. The main hall is 3 rooms wide and 10.5 meters deep. The beam frame is a clear-cut structure. The eaves are covered with six rafters, and the four corners are made of corner beams to form the hip-and-gable roof and wing corner structure. Although it has been repaired casually by craftsmen of various dynasties, it has not lost the characteristics and style of wooden structures in the Tang and Song dynasties.

Zhaoren Temple is located on the East Street of Changwu County, Shaanxi Province. It was established by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty (627-649 AD) to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle with the warlords Xue Ju and Xue Renbiao. The main hall of Zhaoren Temple is a national key cultural relics protection unit. Zhaoren Temple faces north and south, and is built by connected small quadrangles, covering an area of 4869 square meters. There are currently a mountain gate, a stele pavilion, a main hall, and three rooms each in the east and west side halls. The gate of the temple is inscribed with the three characters 'Zhaoren Temple'. Inside the temple, there is a Tang Dynasty stele named 'Yuzhou Zhaoren Temple Stele', with the text written by Zhu Shishe, believed to be written by Yu Shinan in calligraphy, which is beautiful and vigorous. The entire stele has more than 3,000 characters and is basically intact. The main existing building in Zhaoren Temple is a three-room Daxiong Treasure Hall with nine beams and eighteen carriers. There are no columns inside, and it is all built up by the large beams around it, which is the commonly known Bagua hanging top method. The structure is quite special and rare in ancient Chinese architecture.