Top 10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Guangdong, China

April 18, 2022 Mikaela Didonna

Guangdong (Chinese: 广东) is a province in South China, located on the South China Sea coast. Traditionally romanised as Kwangtung, Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005, registering 79.1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year; the total population was 104,303,132 in the 2010 census, accounting for 7.79 percent of Mainland China's population. This also makes it the most populous first-level administrative subdivision of any country outside the former British Raj, as its population is surpassed only by those of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China. The population increase since the census has been modest, the province at 2015 had 108,500,000 people.
Restaurants in Guangdong

1. Dingguang Temple

Qingyun Mountain, Lufeng 516500 China
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Dingguang Temple

2. Huashou Temple

Southwest Foothills of Luofu Mountain, Boluo County 516100 China
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5.0 based on 7 reviews

Huashou Temple

3. Dapeng Dongshan Temple

East of Pengcheng Village, Dapeng Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen China
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5.0 based on 14 reviews

Dapeng Dongshan Temple

4. Bright Filial Piety Temple (Guangxiao Si)

No.109 Guangxiao Road, Guangzhou 510180 China +86 20 8109 3026 http://www.gzgxs.org/
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4.5 based on 118 reviews

Bright Filial Piety Temple (Guangxiao Si)

A wooden Laughing Buddha greets you at the entrance of this 4th-century Buddhist temple, one of the oldest in Guangzhou.

Reviewed By KimLeng - Totnes, United Kingdom

I still have dreams of walking this temple; a wonderful place in the middle of the city, you’d expect the city noise to drown out the peace but surprisingly, it’s very quiet within the grounds. My partner and I visited here not knowing what to expect, we just wanted to make offerings and pray which we were welcome to do. There are several different Buddha halls you can visit, with the large Buddha hall in the centre where you can katow or walk around. Many locals visit here to pay their respects, with ancient artefacts kept for hundreds of years. Here, it is said that Bodhidarma came to stay, he used the temple’s well to wash out his bowl which you can see and pay respects to. We had a very special time here where the nuns invited my fiancé and I to pray with them in the sleeping Buddha hall. The temple thrives with practicing monks and nuns so be on the look out for this. There is an outdoor market kitchen to the right of the temple which you can access from within the grounds in case you wanted to grab something to eat. There are also public toilets for you to use.

5. Huaisheng Mosque

No.55 Guangta Road, Guangzhou 510180 China +86 20 3882 8309
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4.5 based on 100 reviews

Huaisheng Mosque

Reviewed By KodoDrummer - Yekaterinburg, Russia

Beautiful Chinese-architecture mosque. It is believed to be the oldest mosque site in China, dating back over 1,300 years. Nice and well-maintained buildings and gardens. Over the years, the buildings have been rebuilt, time and again.

6. Nanhua Buddhist Temple

Along Caoxi River, 7km east to Maba Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan 512110 China +86 751 650 1014 http://www.nanhuasi.net/
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4.5 based on 67 reviews

Nanhua Buddhist Temple

7. Guo'en Temple

Jicheng Town, Xinxing County 527127 China +86 766 269 1101 [email protected] http://www.guoensi.com/
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4.5 based on 9 reviews

Guo'en Temple

8. Luofu Mountain

Changning Town, Boluo County 516633 China +86 752 666 8600 [email protected] http://www.lfs.gov.cn/
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4.5 based on 28 reviews

Luofu Mountain

9. The Ancestral Temple

Zumiao Road, Chancheng District lecong Lucky city, Foshan 528000 China +86 757 8225 3340 http://www.fszumiao.com/zumiao/web/temple/index.html
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4.5 based on 339 reviews

The Ancestral Temple

Reviewed By tsunaminight

Excellent place. Lots of history and culture to see and experience. Good show of the lion dance. It is located next to two malls with one being called Nova. So, it is in a pretty central area of Foshan. It is also next to a place where you can see lots of small shops and restaurants in and around narrow alleyways. This place is also worth a visit especially at night, so you may visit it after touring the ancestral temple. The entrance for the temple is also not that expensive. It is 20 RMB a person. You can pay by cash, WeChat, or AliPay. You may also be able to pay by card (maybe).

10. The Yuen Yuen Taoist Temple of Guangdong

No.38 Yingbin Avenue, Huadu District, Guangzhou 510800 China +86 20 3686 1238 http://yxdg.org/
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4.5 based on 20 reviews

The Yuen Yuen Taoist Temple of Guangdong

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