[2025 Dali Attraction] Travel Guide for Dashi Nunnery (Updated Apr)

Guanyin Temple is located in Guanyintang Village, Wuliqiao Township, Dali City, 9 km from Xiaguan and about 5 km from Dali Ancient City. It is named after the worship of Guanyin Bodhisattva. It was originally a post station in the Ming Dynasty. Later, it was said that Guanyin Bodhisattva turned into an old woman and carried stones to scare away enemy soldiers. People built a temple here to worship Guanyin, which was called "Dashian". In the 12th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1873), Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, rebuilt the temple, forming the current scale. The entire building of Guanyin Temple is rigorous and orderly, with majestic halls, lush trees in the courtyard, flowers and plants competing for beauty, smoke curling in the pavilion, and the sound of wooden fish. The buildings in the temple are divided into the front pavilion, the middle hall, and the back hall, among which the most famous is the front pavilion. It is built on a huge stone called "Guanyin Stone", all made of marble, surrounded by marble railings, carved with dragons and phoenixes, and is very magnificent. [Transportation] • Public transportation: Take the "Three Pagodas Line" or "Line 4" bus from Dali Ancient City and get off at Guanyintang Station. • Self-driving: Depart from Dali Ancient City, drive 6 km, about 15 minutes. • Taxi: Tell the driver to go to Guanyintang, and you can go directly to the entrance of the scenic spot. • Ticket: Free. • Opening hours: 8:00-17:00. [Travel tips] • Front Pavilion: This is the landmark building of Guanyin Temple, built on a huge Guanyin stone, all made of marble, very spectacular. • Mahavira Hall: The hall enshrines statues of the Three Buddhas, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, etc. You can also worship the God of Wealth and pray for wealth and blessings. • Surrounding attractions: After leaving Guanyin Temple, you can visit Zhang's Garden on the north side. It is a garden within a garden that combines Bai-style residential buildings and garden features. [Notes] • After the rain in summer and autumn, the temperature drops quickly, so it is best to bring some autumn clothes. • To protect cultural relics and the environment, visitors are not allowed to smoke or take photos in the temple. Dali Guanyin Temple is not only a religious sanctuary but also a tourist destination full of historical and cultural heritage, worth a visit.

📍Attraction Address: 4 kilometers south of Dali Ancient City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province 🚗Attraction Transportation: We drove there ourselves 👍️Must-visit Attraction: The temple has a front pavilion, a middle hall, and a back hall. Both the front pavilion and the middle hall have Guanyin statues. The front pavilion is built on a huge Guanyin stone. According to legend, in ancient times, when soldiers invaded Dali, Guanyin transformed into an old woman who carried a large stone with a grass rope and met the soldiers on the road. The invading soldiers were very surprised when they saw this. They thought that if an old woman had such great strength, young men would be even stronger, so they withdrew their troops. This is why it is called 'Carrying Stone to Block Soldiers'. Later, to commemorate Guanyin for protecting the land and its people, a Guanyin Pavilion was built on this large stone. The architecture here is unique, and there are quite a few people. If you have time, you can go and take a look. 🎟️Ticket Information: No reservation needed, no entrance fee 💗Other Tips: It's right by the national highway

Dali Dashian. Guanyintang: Also known as Dashian, it was first built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the 12th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1873). According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, soldiers invaded Dali, and Guanyin transformed into an old woman who used a grass rope to carry a stone and scare away the Han soldiers. To commemorate Guanyin's act of carrying the stone to repel the soldiers, people built the Guanyin Pavilion on the stone for worship and admiration. The temple currently houses the Guanyin Pavilion made of marble, which is exquisitely designed and magnificently grand. There is a parking lot in front of the temple, and nearby is the Zhang Family Garden, which is worth a visit. Locals often come here to eat raw skin, cold noodles, and heart-lung soup, among many other delicacies.

●Scenic Spot Introduction: Da Shi An, also known as Guanyin Pond, is one of the famous ancient Buddhist temples in Dali. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and was once a military post in the Qing Dynasty, hence also called Guanyin Pond. This place is not only a gathering spot for pilgrims but also a place frequented by literati and poets. The architecture within the temple is rigorous and orderly, with majestic halls and lush trees and flowers in the courtyard. Additionally, there is a beautiful legend here. It is said that in ancient times, when soldiers invaded Dali, an old Guanyin woman carried a large stone with a grass rope and encountered the enemy soldiers on the road. The invading soldiers were very surprised upon seeing this, and later, they were so frightened that they retreated. To commemorate Guanyin for protecting the peace of the region, people built a Guanyin Pavilion on the large stone to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva. This is the origin of 'Da Shi An'. ●Opening Hours: 8:00-18:00. ●Ticket Price: 10 yuan. ●Transportation Guide: ●Bus: You can take bus No. 4 or the Dali-Xiaguan minibus and get off at Guanyintang Station. ●Self-driving: Follow the map navigation and drive by yourself. ●Food Recommendation: There is a food street near Guanyin Pond where you can taste Dali's specialty foods, such as pea flour and raw skin.