Luohan Temple
罗汉寺
A thousand-year-old temple beside the Jiefangbei commercial district. Its Ancient Buddha Rock cliff carvings at the entrance and the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats are the highlights, offering calm amid the bustle.
Luohan Temple is near Xiaoshizi in Yuzhong District. It was first built in the Northern Song dynasty under the name Zhiping Temple, and was renamed in the Qing dynasty. Along the passage through the entrance, Ancient Buddha Rock has cliff carvings dating from the Song dynasty onward. Inside the Arhat Hall, 500 clay arhats display a variety of postures, and visitors can follow the local custom of counting the arhats. The temple is small and surrounded by high-rises, offering calm amid the bustle. Admission is low (check on site). It is about 5 minutes’ walk from Xiaoshizi Station on Metro Line 1 and can be linked with Jiefangbei and Huguang Guild Hall.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Huixianlou Observation Deck (Chongqing WFC)
- Hongyadong
- Baixiangju
- Jiefangbei / Bayi Road
- Huguang Guild Hall
- Daijiaxiang Cliff Walk
- Yangtze River Cableway
- Chaotianmen / Raffles City Chongqing