How to Visit South Putuo Temple Xiamen

Plan your Xiamen Tour? A buddhist temple to Chinese people resembles a church to western people. A visit to a local temple helps you uderstand the local life and culture.

Xiamen has a few beautiful temples and the most famous one is South Putuo Temple, such named because the temple is located to the south of the Putuo in Zhejiang, the site for worshipping the Bodhisattva Guanyin.

South Putuo Temple is an active temple with over 200 monks. Everyday a huge number of visitors flood the place to worship the Budddha and Bodhisattva Guanyin.

The Hall of Great Mercy is dedicated to Guanyin with one thousand hands. It was originally built in the early Qing Dnasty. It is an octagon shaped structure. The Buddhist Scripture Garret is a two-storey building perched on the highest place along the axis in the temple.

The Buddhist Institute of South Fujian is inside the temple. Outside the entrance to South Putuo Temple lies Free Life Pond, two newly built Longevity Towers.

The Longevity Towers have 11 layers in the style of the Buddhist buildings of South Asia, beautifying the sight of the Temple. Vegetarian food at South Putuo Temple is very famous and enjoys a high reputation in the world.

The entrance to South Putuo Temple lies Free Life Pond, two Longevity Towers.

The the Hall of Heavenly Kings

Mahavira Hall

The Hall of Great Mercy

Tip：Xiamen Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself Xiamen tour and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for guided tours to Xiamen:

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