Notable temple · Siming, Minhou County
Sunlight Rock
日光岩
Sunlight Rock is a temple in Siming, Minhou County.
Sunlight Rock: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Sunlight Rock
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Sunlight Rock — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 24.44464, 118.06227. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sunlight Rock
- Gulangyu · river spot · Siming · ~0 km · Must-see
- 鼓浪屿风琴博物馆(临时展馆) · museum · Siming · ~1 km · Must-see
- Overseas Chinese Museum · museum · Siming · ~3 km · Must-see
- Xiamen Mosque · dargah · Siming · ~3 km · Must-see
- Longevity Tower of South Putuo Temple · temple · Siming · ~4 km · Must-see
- Xiamen Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Siming · ~5 km · Must-see
- Hulishan Cannon Fort · fort · Siming · ~5 km · Must-see
- Yundang Lake · lake · Siming · ~7 km · Must-see
- Xiamen Island · river spot · Siming · ~11 km · Must-see
- 陵水湖 · lake · Kinmen · ~21 km · Must-see
- Hujingtou Battle · museum · Kinmen · ~21 km · Must-see
- 八達樓子 · fort · Kinmen · ~23 km · Must-see
- Tianzhu Forest Park · lake · Haicang · ~26 km · Must-see
- Maoshan · viewpoint · Kinmen · ~29 km · Must-see
- Wentai Pagoda · Buddhist site · Kinmen · ~32 km · Must-see
- 基督教會堂 · church · Kinmen · ~32 km · Must-see
- Gu'gang Lake · lake · Kinmen · ~33 km · Must-see
- Jhaishan Tunnel · attraction · Kinmen · ~33 km · Must-see
Other temples near Sunlight Rock
- Longevity Tower of South Putuo Temple · temple · Siming · ~4 km · Must-see
- Cao'an · temple · Minhou County · ~75 km · Must-see
- Qingshuiyan Temple · temple · Anxi · ~95 km · Must-see
- Temple of Guan Yu · temple · Dongshan · ~119 km · Must-see
- 靈濟古寺 · temple · Kinmen · ~32 km
- 海印寺 · temple · Kinmen · ~45 km
- Zhangpu Confucian Temple · temple · Zhangpu · ~73 km
- Weihui Temple · temple · Zhangpu · ~75 km
- Quanzhou Tian Hou Temple · temple · Licheng · ~91 km
- Zhenwu Temple · temple · Fengze · ~93 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Sunlight Rock today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Sunlight Rock yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Sunlight Rock?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Sunlight Rock?
Nearby: Gulangyu (river spot, 0 km), 鼓浪屿风琴博物馆(临时展馆) (museum, 1 km), Overseas Chinese Museum (museum, 3 km), Xiamen Mosque (dargah, 3 km), Longevity Tower of South Putuo Temple (temple, 4 km), Xiamen Botanical Garden (sanctuary, 5 km).
Is Sunlight Rock worth visiting?
Sunlight Rock is listed as a notable temple in Minhou County on Spotwander.