Cao'e Temple

Visitor information

Also known as

曹娥庙

City

Shaoxing

Address

Xiaonvmiao Village, Shangyu City, Shaoxing City 9

Opening hours

08:00-16:30 9

Ticket

15 yuan/person

Coordinates

29.9943046, 120.8672487

About Cao'e Temple

Cao'e Temple is located in Xiaonv Temple Village, Cao'e Street, Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. It was first built in the first year of Yuanjia of the Eastern Han Dynasty (151). In the early years, it was also called Lingxiao Temple and Xiaonv Temple. It is a memorial building built to honor Cao E, the filial daughter of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cao'e Temple sits in the west and faces east, backed by Fenghuang Mountain and facing Cao'e River. It covers an area of 6,000 square meters and has a construction area of 3,840 meters. The main buildings are distributed on three axes. The overall building is grand in scale and rigorous in layout. It is famous at home and abroad for its "four unique features" of sculptures, couplets, murals, and calligraphy (ancient stele). It is known as the "No. 1 Temple in Jiangnan" by the world.

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