Nanshan Temple (Zhangzhou)

Nanshan Temple
南山寺
Nanshan Temple
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan Buddhism
Location
Shown within Fujian
Geographic coordinates24°30′00″N 117°38′30″E / 24.50000°N 117.64167°E / 24.50000; 117.64167
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderChen Yong (陈邕)
Date established713–714

Nanshan Temple (Chinese: 南山寺; pinyin: Nánshān Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-soaⁿ-sī) is a Buddhist temple in the foothills of Mount Danxia (丹霞山) to the south of Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the most important Chinese Buddhism temples on the Chinese mainland.