Must-see Buddhist site · Changzhi City, Shanxi
Fotou Temple
佛头寺
Fotou Temple is a Buddhist site in Changzhi City, Shanxi.
Fotou 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 Fotou 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 Fotou Temple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.35833, 113.57613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fotou Temple
- Huilong Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~4 km · Must-see
- 天台庵 · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~20 km · Must-see
- Chunhua Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~1 km
- Temple of Xia Yu · temple · Changzhi City · ~4 km
- Longmen Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~7 km
- 大云院 · attraction · Changzhi City · ~15 km
- Yuanqi Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~17 km
- Hongni Waterfall · waterfall · Shanxi · ~18 km
- 黑龙潭瀑布 · waterfall · Changzhi City · ~33 km
- 九天圣母庙 · attraction · Changzhi City · ~35 km
- 娲皇宫 · fort · Handan · ~40 km
- Linzhou Geological Museum · museum · Anyang · ~45 km
- 蘑菇洞 · cave · Anyang · ~47 km
- Jindeng Temple · Buddhist site · Anyang · ~49 km
- 水陆殿 · cave · Changzhi City · ~49 km
- Zhuangtou · lake · Changzhi City · ~49 km
- 林州黄果树瀑布 · waterfall · Changzhi City · ~51 km
- Xiuding Temple Pagoda · Buddhist site · Anyang · ~52 km
Other buddhist sites near Fotou Temple
- Huilong Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~4 km · Must-see
- 天台庵 · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~20 km · Must-see
- Dayun Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~130 km · Must-see
- Kaiyuan Temple · Buddhist site · Xingtai · ~144 km · Must-see
- Chunhua Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~1 km
- Longmen Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~7 km
- Yuanqi Temple · Buddhist site · Changzhi City · ~17 km
- Jindeng Temple · Buddhist site · Anyang · ~49 km
- Xiuding Temple Pagoda · Buddhist site · Anyang · ~52 km
- Grottoes of Lingquan Monastery · Buddhist site · Anyang · ~71 km
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Frequently asked
Is Fotou Temple open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Fotou 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 Fotou Temple?
October to March. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Fotou Temple?
Nearby: Huilong Temple (Buddhist site, 4 km), 天台庵 (Buddhist site, 20 km), Chunhua Temple (Buddhist site, 1 km), Temple of Xia Yu (temple, 4 km), Longmen Temple (Buddhist site, 7 km), 大云院 (attraction, 15 km).
Is Fotou Temple worth visiting?
Fotou Temple is listed as a must-see Buddhist site in Shanxi on Spotwander.