Nanjing Dabaoen Temple Ruins

Many people misunderstand this attraction. It's not just a temple, but also a museum with many cultural relics on display. 📍Address: No. 1, Yuhuamen, Zhonghuamenwai, Qinhuai District, Nanjing 🕙Opening hours: 08:00-17:00, year-round 🎫Tickets: 80 yuan/person 🚉Transportation: Subway: Line 1 to Zhonghuamen Station (Exit 1, transfer to bus 16/49/63 to Dabaoen Temple Ruins Park Station); Line 3 to Yuhuamen Station (Exit 4, transfer to bus 701/706/202 to Dabaoen Temple Ruins Park Station). Bus: Take bus 2/16/202/33/49/63/701/706/Y14/Y20/Y2 to Dabaoen Temple Ruins Park Station. 🚶Tour route: Tourist Center➡️Main Hall➡️Changgan Buddhist Heritage➡️Millennium Gaze➡️Past and Present Lives➡️Glazed Imperial Kiln Ruins➡️Glazed Archway➡️Sacred Relics of the Underground Palace➡️Lotus Pond Assembly➡️Sarira Buddha Light➡️Trajectory of Life➡️South Gallery➡️Dabaoen Pagoda (Underground Palace Ruins)➡️Chinese Tripitaka Exhibition Hall➡️Exit My favorite spot is the "Millennium Gaze," where a statue of Master Xuanzang sits cross-legged, facing a 3D illusion of Sakyamuni. Across a thousand years, they share the Buddhist path.