Last weekend, I visited Nanputuo Temple (南普陀寺; Nánpǔtuósì), the most famous Buddhist temple in the city of Xiamen. Nanputuo originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), but the modern temple has little in common with its ancient ancestor since it has been rebuilt and renovated several times. Although there are still Buddhist monks that live and pray at the temple, it has also become a major tourist attraction with Chinese tourists (as well as a few foreigners) heavily outnumbering the monks on most days.
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| A few people praying in front of the temple entrance |
Nanputuo is very near Xiamen University and the coast of Xiamen Island. After you walk through the temple grounds, you can climb up Wulao Mountain which is located right behind the temple and offers some very nice views of the Xiamen coast.
I took a bunch of photos although they're all from the lake area outside the temple entrance and the mountain in back of the temple. Photos are not permitted inside the temple and I decided to follow this rule even though many of the Chinese tourists are either unaware of it or ignore it.
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