Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
六榕寺
An ancient temple named after the characters for “Six Banyans,” written by Su Dongpo, with the octagonal nine-storey Flower Pagoda as a landmark of old Guangzhou.
The Six Banyan Temple was founded in the Liang dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. When the Northern Song poet Su Shi visited, he saw six ancient banyan trees in the temple and wrote the characters for “Six Banyans,” which gave the temple its name. The Flower Pagoda is about 57 metres tall. Externally it has nine storeys, and inside it has seventeen, with richly painted walls. It is one of the landmarks of old Guangzhou. The temple also has a Sixth Patriarch Hall and a Guanyin Hall. Entry costs about 5 yuan, and climbing the pagoda requires a separate opening time. It is located on Liubang Road, about a ten-minute walk from Guangxiao Temple. Getting there: Metro Line 1, Park Front station, or Line 2, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall station.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Guangxiao Temple
- Huaisheng Mosque (Guangta)
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
- Nanyue King Museum (Mausoleum Site)
- Dafo Temple (Guangzhou)
- Beijing Road Pedestrian Street
- Nanyue King Museum – Palace Site
- Liuhua Lake Park