Tonghui Chanlin Nunnery
通慧禅林
One of the largest nunneries on Jiuhua Street, close to Huacheng Temple, with neatly arranged halls and clear morning and evening chanting.
Tonghui Chanlin is in the center of Jiuhua Street near Huacheng Temple. It is a well-known nunnery on Jiuhua Mountain, first built in the Qing dynasty and extensively renovated in recent years. Its halls are spacious and the layout is orderly, with the Great Hall and the Dizang Hall among them. The temple is open free of charge, and you can visit it on the way while walking around Jiuhua Street. It is often combined with Huacheng Temple, the Roushen Baodian and Zhiyuan Temple as a half-day walking route. You can attend morning services, and it is quieter for pilgrims to offer incense. Do not take photographs inside the halls, and avoid shorts and spaghetti straps. Note: the coordinates are estimated from the location on Jiuhua Street.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Huacheng Temple
- Zhantan Chan Monastery
- Jiuhua Street
- Zhiyuan Temple
- Shangchantang Temple
- Roushen Hall (Yueshen Hall)
- Dongya Chan Temple
- Baisui Palace