Must-see Buddhist site · Nanjing City, Jiangsu
Linggu Temple
灵谷寺
Linggu Temple is a Buddhist site in Nanjing City, Jiangsu.
Linggu Temple: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Linggu Temple
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Linggu Temple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 32.05786, 118.86289. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Linggu Temple
- Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum · fort · Nanjing City · ~2 km · Must-see
- Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Nanjing City · ~3 km · Must-see
- Ming Xiaoling · fort · Nanjing City · ~3 km · Must-see
- NanJing Museum · museum · Nanjing City · ~6 km · Must-see
- Nanjing Ming Palace Ruins Park · fort · Nanjing City · ~6 km · Must-see
- 月牙湖 · lake · Nanjing City · ~7 km · Must-see
- Xuanwu Lake · lake · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
- Presidential Palace · museum · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
- Jiming Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~9 km · Must-see
- Former National Art Gallery · museum · Nanjing City · ~9 km · Must-see
- 红山森林动物园 · sanctuary · Nanjing City · ~9 km · Must-see
- Jizhaoying Mosque · dargah · Nanjing City · ~10 km · Must-see
- Statue of Mr. Sun Yat Sen · park · Nanjing City · ~10 km · Must-see
- 南京夫子庙 · temple · Nanjing City · ~11 km · Must-see
- Zhan Garden · park · Nanjing City · ~11 km · Must-see
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum · museum · Nanjing City · ~11 km · Must-see
- Jingjue Mosque · dargah · Nanjing City · ~11 km · Must-see
- Caoqiao Mosque · dargah · Nanjing City · ~11 km · Must-see
Other buddhist sites near Linggu Temple
- Jiming Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~9 km · Must-see
- Jinghai Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~15 km · Must-see
- Qixia Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~17 km · Must-see
- Jinshan Temple · Buddhist site · Zhenjiang · ~70 km · Must-see
- 高旻寺 · Buddhist site · Yangzhou City · ~75 km · Must-see
- Daming Temple · Buddhist site · Yangzhou City · ~82 km · Must-see
- Guangji Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~114 km · Must-see
- Zhongjiang Pagoda · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~118 km · Must-see
- Tianing Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhou · ~136 km · Must-see
- Wenbi Pagoda · Buddhist site · Changzhou · ~136 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Linggu Temple open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Linggu Temple yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Linggu Temple?
October to March. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Linggu Temple?
Nearby: Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum (fort, 2 km), Purple Mountain (viewpoint, 3 km), Ming Xiaoling (fort, 3 km), NanJing Museum (museum, 6 km), Nanjing Ming Palace Ruins Park (fort, 6 km), 月牙湖 (lake, 7 km).
Is Linggu Temple worth visiting?
Linggu Temple is listed as a must-see Buddhist site in Jiangsu on Spotwander.