Xingjiao Temple
兴教寺
The resting place of the monk Xuanzang, with his relic stupa from the Tang dynasty and the tomb stupas of his disciples Kuiji and Yuance. Inscribed as part of the Silk Roads World Heritage in 2014.
Xingjiao Temple is on the Shaoling Tableland in Chang'an District. Built in the second year of the Zongzhang era under Emperor Gaozong of the Tang (669 CE), it was constructed to enshrine the remains of the monk Xuanzang. It is one of the ancestral temples of the Faxiang (Consciousness-Only) school of Buddhism. In the Cien Pagoda courtyard stands Xuanzang's relic stupa, a five-story square brick pagoda, flanked by the tomb stupas of his disciples Kuiji and Yuance. The three stupas stand side by side. In 2014 the temple was inscribed as a World Cultural Heritage site as part of the “Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network.” Admission is about 10 yuan, subject to on-site prices. It is about 20 km from downtown and can be visited together with Xiangji Temple.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Qinling Wildlife Park
- Mount Cuihua
- Nanwutai
- Qujiang Pool Heritage Park
- Xi'an Qujiang Ocean Polar Park
- Tang Paradise
- Sui-Tang Dynasty Heaven Altar Site
- Chang'an Twelve Hours Theme Block