[White Horse Temple in Luoyang] The ultimate tour guide | Time travel of the Chinese Buddhist ancestral court🏯

#Register for August Hotel Sleep Tester 2025 · The first ancient temple in China: the first government-run temple after Buddhism was introduced to China · Four Kingdoms Style Buddhist Temple: Chinese, Indian, Thai and Burmese architecture at once · Millennium Qiyun Pagoda: The ancient pagoda of the Jin Dynasty can produce magical echoes · International Zen Forest: a place of Chinese and foreign monks to practice together 🕒 Best time to visit 🌅 Open at 7:30 in the morning: avoid crowds + listen to the morning bell 🕯️ Lunar New Year/Fifteenth: Incense flourish Experience religious atmosphere 🍁 October-November: Ginkgo yellow leaves reflect the red wall 🎫 Ticket Guide · $35 (comes with 3 bottles of fragrance) · Qiyun Pagoda Courtyard Free (West side outside the temple) · Guide explains 80 dollars (recommended purchase for history fans) 🚶♂️ Must-visit route 1️⃣ Mountain Gate (Ming Dynasty stone horse welcome guests) → 2️⃣ Heavenly King Hall (Maitreya + Weihe) → 3️⃣ Big Buddha Hall (thousand-year-old nanmu pillar) → 4️⃣ International Buddhist Temple Area (Thai Golden Pagoda Super Shocking) → 5️⃣ Qiyun Pagoda (Praying for blessings around the pagoda) 📸 TOP5 check-in spots ✅ Plaque of "White Horse Temple" at Shanmen (inscribed by Chu De) ✅ Thai Buddha Temple Golden Pagoda Reflection ✅ Qingliangtai (Han Dynasty site) ✅ Qiyun Tower Echo Wonder ✅ Burmese Jade Buddha Temple dusk silhouette 💡Tips for veteran drivers · Wear dignified clothing (shorts and vests may be discouraged) · Bring your own change (cash only for sesame oil) · Free tea at the "Stop Speech Tea House" in the temple · Avoid lunch breaks (12:00-13:30 partial temple closed) 🍜 Surrounding food 1. White Horse Temple Yogurt (sold by Grandma’s cart outside the temple) 2. Stewed Noodles with River River (10 minutes walk from an old-fashioned restaurant) 3. Peony cake (preferred for freshly baked souvenirs) 🚗 Transportation Guide 📍Bus 56/58 "Hakumaji Station" 🚖 Call about 40 dollars in urban areas 🚗 Parking $10/time 🚫 Don't trust the "Leading Party" (the main entrance is obviously easy to find) Trivia: • The name of the temple is derived from the classic white horse carriage • Todaiji Temple in Nara, Japan is its "doppelgänger" • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited attention: ⚠️ Do not shoot directly on monks ⚠️ Photography is prohibited in the temple ⚠️ Beware of fake "consecration" scams The most precious thing is the tranquility passed down for thousands of years. You can feel it when you walk slowly ~ 🕊️🙏