Gaomin Temple | |
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高旻寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Location | |
Location | Hanjiang District of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China |
Geographic coordinates | 32°19′36″N 119°24′46″E / 32.32667°N 119.41278°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | Sui dynasty |
Completed | 1651 (reconstruction) |
Gaomin Temple (Chinese: 高旻寺; pinyin: Gāomín Sì) is a Buddhist Temple in Hanjiang District of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. During the Qing dynasty, it was considered one of the eight great temples of Yangzhou.
The temple is situated in a semi-rural setting about 7 km south of downtown Yangzhou, on the western shore of the Old Channel[1] of the Grand Canal of China, just south of its junction with the Yizheng-Yangzhou Canal.