Changchun Temple
长春观
A well-known Quanzhen Taoist open monastery in southern China, dedicated to Master Changchun Qiu Chuji. Its vegetarian restaurant is very popular.
Changchun Temple sits on the southern foot of the twin-peaked Shuangfeng Hill, at the eastern end of Snake Hill in Wuchang near the Dadongmen area. According to tradition, it was built in the Yuan dynasty to honor Master Changchun Qiu Chuji of the Quanzhen School, and it is one of the Quanzhen School's “Shifang” open monasteries. Most of the surviving halls were rebuilt in the late Qing dynasty. Along the central axis are the Lingguan Hall, the Two Gods Hall, the Taiqing Hall and the Ancient Altar, with the halls stepping up the hillside, giving the site a simple and quiet atmosphere. The temple's vegetarian restaurant has a good reputation. Admission is about 10 yuan. Near Fuxing Road Station on Metro Line 4 or Dadongmen Station on Line 5. It can be visited on the same day as Shouyi Square and the Yellow Crane Tower.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Liangdao Street
- Former Site of the Central Peasant Movement Institute
- Tanhualin
- Wuchang Uprising Memorial (Red Building)
- Xinhai Revolution Museum
- Yellow Crane Tower
- Qiyimen (Uprising Gate)
- Baotong Temple