{"id":10661,"date":"2021-12-02T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10661"},"modified":"2021-12-02T23:48:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:48:56","slug":"how-to-visit-linggu-temple-scenic-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/jiangsu-travel\/nanjing-travel\/how-to-visit-linggu-temple-scenic-area","title":{"rendered":"How to Visit Linggu Temple Scenic Area (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Nanjing Tour<\/a>? Linggu Temple Scenic Area \uff08\u7075\u8c37\u5bfa\uff09is one of the four\u00a0major sights in Zhongshan Mountain National Park in Nanjing. The other three are Dr.Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum,<\/a> Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage<\/a>, and Ming Xiaoling Tomb<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to Linggu Tower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Recognized by Google Map as “Linggu Tower”, Linggu Temple Scenic Spot is located about 1.5km to the east of Dr.Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum on the southeast slope of Zhongshan Mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Map of Zhongshan Mountain Scenic Spot (Google) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Linggu Temple Scenic Area is named after the namesake temple \u2013 Linggu Temple. Now the scenic area is mainly composed of Linggu Temple, Linggu Pagoda (also Linggu Tower), the Beamless Hall, the Entrance Gate, the Paifang and a large screen wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.Take Nanjing Metro Line 2 and get off at “Zhongling Street” station (\u949f\u7075\u8857\u7ad9) and walk along Linggusi Road for about 15 minutes;
2. Take Bus Line 202 and get off at the stop of “Linggu Temple Park” (\u7075\u8c37\u5bfa\u516c\u56ed\u7ad9)
3. Take the sightseeing bus within the park: 1) Take the sightseeing Bus 5 from “Ming Xiaoling (Zixia Lake)”; s or Sightseeing Bus 4 from “Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum east” and stop at Linggu Tower. This is the tour bus inside Zhongshan Scenic spot, where there are two kinds, the red train and the blue electric car, the ticket price is 5 yuan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC of Linggu Temple Scenic Area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Linggu Temple was first built in 514 under the reign of the Liang Dynasty (502-557), also known as the Southern Liang Dynasty,  the third of the Southern dynasties during China\u2019s Southern and Northern Dynasties period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was\u00a0originally located in the present site of Ming Xiaoling Tomb<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Zhu Yuanzhang, the First Ming Dynasty Emperor chose the place as his mausoleum and then had the temple moved to the present place. The Lingu Temple was named\u00a0by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It used to be the largest temple at that time with an area of over 300,000 square metres. Later it was destroyed in a warfare and rebuilt in Qing Dynasty. Only the Beamless Hall was left intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1928 to 1935 during\u00a0the Kuomintang Government, the Linggu Temple was gradually built into a cemetery dedicated to the the National Revolutionary Army\u2019s martyrs\u00a0 who gave their lives during the Northern Expedition against the northern warlords and the Anti-Japanese Wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 1949, Lingu Temple was renamed Linggu Temple Park (Linggu Temple Scenic Area). But people still habitually call it Linggu Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit to the Linggu Temple Scenic Area is often followed by\u00a0the pilgrimage trip to Dr.Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum<\/a> Visitors can either walk or take an electric car (also known as\u00a0sightseeing vehicle)\u00a0from the parking area at Dr.Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum to the Linggu Scenic\u00a0Area. The transfer ticket costs you RMB 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Tour of Linggu Temple Scenic Area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Follow me to visit the Linggu Temple Scenic Area.\u00a0Take a sightseeing vehicle for RMB 5 from Dr.Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum <\/a>to the Linggu Temple Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take a sightseeing vehicle for RMB 5 within the park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is the main entrance to the Linggu Scenic Area. The entrance is a three-gate hall,\u00a0green glazed tiles and red walls on the both sides.\u00a0By the gate stands a stone sign inscribed with the Chinese characters meaning “The Cemetery dedicated to the the National Revolutionary Army\u2019s martyrs\u00a0“, indicating that the temple was turned into a cemetery during the reign of Kuomintang Government ( 1928-1949).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the main entrance to the Linggu Scenic Area. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Behind the main entrance, you walk for a while and see a massive and solemn paifang, a traditional Chinese style gating arch, green glazed tiles and inscribed with the the national emblem of the Republic of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A massive and solemn paifang, a traditional Chinese style gating arch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wuliang Hall, known as Beamless Hall. The Beamless Hall is the only remaining ancient relic in the temple with over 600 years\u2019 history. The hall is 22m high, 46.7m wide. It has\u00a0three archways. The\u00a0hall was constructed with bricks and without a piece of wood or a single nail, hence the name of \u201cWuliang Hall\u201d means \u201cbeamless hall\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wuliang Hall, known as Beamless Hall <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Hall used to\u00a0enshrined Amitayus (Buddha of Infinite Life) whose Chinese name has the same pronunciation as that of Wuliang. Later in 1928, the hall was\u00a0changed into\u00a0the memorial hall of soldiers who\u00a0gave their lives in the War of Northern Expedition (1926\u20131927). Over 30,000 soldiers were enshrined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A monument to the 19th Route Army Martyrs that primarily led the offensive against the Japanese soldiers\u00a0invading Shanghai in 1937.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A monument to the 19th Route Army Martyrs <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Linggu Pagoda was\u00a0originally constructed\u00a0in 1929 as a monument to the soldiers who died during the War of Northern Expedition (1926\u20131927).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Linggu Pagoda ( Linggu Tower)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 9 stories pagoda is 60.5 metres high, inscribed with the speeches made by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and epigraphs of Chiang Kai-Shek.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take a side road leading to the Linggu Temple.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Jiangsu Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to do a self-guided tour and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for organized tours to Jiangsu Province:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanjing Tour<\/a>
Suzhou Tour<\/a>
Jiangsu Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Confucius Temple-The Qinhuai River Scenic Area<\/a>
How to Visit Zhonghua Gate Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge<\/a>
How to Visit Linggu Temple Scenic Area<\/a>
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage<\/a>
How to Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Presidential Palace<\/a>

Nanjing South Railway Station<\/a>
Nanjing Taxi: Nanjing Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
Suzhou Railway Station<\/a>
Suzhou Taxi: Suzhou Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Suzhou<\/a>
Suzhou Railway Station<\/a>
How to Visit Tongli Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Zhouzhuang Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Pingjiang Road in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit The Garden of the Master of the Nets<\/a>
How to visit Humble Admin<\/a>i<\/a>strator\u2019s Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Lion Grove Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Canglang Pavilion<\/a>
How to Visit Guanqian Street in Suzhou<\/a>
4 Amazing Short Trip Ideas from Shanghai<\/a>
Wuzhen Pictures \u2013 Wuzhen Photo Gallery<\/a>
Zhouzhuang Pictures \u2013 Zhouzhuang Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Nanjing Tour? Linggu Temple Scenic Area \uff08\u7075\u8c37\u5bfa\uff09is one of the four\u00a0major sights in Zhongshan Mountain National Park in Nanjing. The other three are Dr.Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage, and Ming Xiaoling Tomb. How to get to Linggu Tower Recognized by Google Map as “Linggu Tower”, Linggu Temple Scenic Spot is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[4188,2101,4190,2102,4189],"class_list":["post-10661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nanjing-travel","tag-how-to-get-to-linggu-temple","tag-linggu","tag-linggu-temple","tag-linggu-temple-scenic-spot","tag-linggu-tower"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10661"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29625,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10661\/revisions\/29625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}