A feast of sculpture, architecture, and Buddhist music

Daxiangguo Temple is said to be the former residence of Prince Xinling of the Wei State during the Warring States period. The name Daxiangguo Temple originated from Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Dan. He ascended the throne as Emperor with the title of Prince Xiang, and to commemorate this, he renamed the ancient temple, originally called Jianguo Temple, to Daxiangguo Temple. ⛰【Travel Guide】 📍Detailed Address: No. 36, West Section of Ziyou Road, Gulou District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province 🚗Transportation Guide: Public Transportation: Kaifeng Railway Station/Kaifeng Bus Station—Scenic Area Route 5/Route 29 Kaifeng East Bus Station—Scenic Area Route 4/Route 56 Self-driving: Navigate to Kaifeng Daxiangguo Temple (No. 36, West Section of Ziyou Road, Gulou District, Kaifeng City) 🕙Opening Hours: (March 11 - October 31, Monday - Sunday) 8:00 - 18:30 (November 1 - March 10 of the following year, Monday - Sunday) 8:00 - 18:00 💰Ticket Price: Adult ticket 40 yuan/person Children under 1.2 meters (excluding), seniors over 70 years old with ID can enjoy free admission Seniors aged 60-69 (with ID) half ticket, children 1.2 meters - 1.4 meters half ticket, full-time undergraduate and below students with ID and student ID can purchase discounted tickets. 🌟Highlights: 1. **Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Guanyin Sculpture**: Located in the Octagonal Glazed Hall, the Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Guanyin Sculpture is a symbolic artifact of Daxiangguo Temple. This four-faced sculpture is carved from a single giant ginkgo tree, took 58 years to complete, stands about 7 meters high, weighs 200 kilograms, is fully gilded, and is intricately carved, making it a masterpiece of Buddhist art. 2. **Xiangguo Frost Bell**: The copper bell hanging in the bell tower is a relic from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, weighing five tons, standing 2.23 meters high, with a diameter of 1.81 meters. It is inscribed with text, and its sound is loud and beautiful, especially clear and resonant in autumn and winter frost, echoing throughout the city, making it one of the eight scenic spots of Bianjing. 3. **Buddhist Music**: The Buddhist music of Daxiangguo Temple is a long-standing religious music with unique artistic and cultural value, listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. 4. **Remnants of Genyue**: These stones are among the historically famous "Four Famous Stones," scarce in resources, carrying rich historical and cultural connotations, and are a valuable cultural heritage of Daxiangguo Temple. 📌Tips: Daxiangguo Temple is about 2.5 kilometers from Kaifeng Railway Station and about 4.5 kilometers from Kaifeng East Bus Station, making transportation convenient. On the pedestrian street east of the scenic area, you can taste Kaifeng's specialty foods such as soup dumplings, Kaifeng's Four Treasures, almond tea, and peanut cake. You can also buy souvenirs like Kaifeng Bian embroidery and official porcelain in the scenic area.