Guanlin Temple

Visitor information

Also known as

关林

City

Luoyang

Address

No. 2, Guanlin South Road, Luolong District, Luoyang City

Opening hours

8:00--18:30 every day

Ticket

Adult tickets are 40 yuan, student tickets are 20 yuan

Time needed

1-2 hours

Coordinates

34.609113, 112.477334

About Guanlin Temple

Guanlin is located in Guanlin Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province. It is the place where the head of Guan Yu, the general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, is buried. It is an ancestral temple in the front and a tomb in the back. It is one of the three major Guan temples at home and abroad. Among the thousands of Guan temples, it is called "Lin" alone. It is the only ancient classic building in China that combines tomb, temple and forest. It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAA tourist attraction. Guanlin was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and expanded during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The existing buildings are mainly from the Ming Dynasty, and it is a well-preserved ancient building complex.

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