Main Hall, Yuehua Temple, Shaoguan, Guangdong

The Main Hall at Yuehua Temple (月华寺) near Shaoguan, Guangdong (广东, 韶关市). This was once a river-landing where visitors to Nanhua Temple (南华寺) would alight.

Stairway, Zhaoyin Temple, Shaoguan, Guangdong

This stairway leads to Zhaoyin Temple (招隱寺) in Shaoguan, Guangdong (广东, 韶关市). It lies in a cliff on the side of Lion's Crag (獅子岩), where the Maba Man (马坝人) Site was found.

Lion Crag, Shaoguan, Guangdong

Lion Crag (獅子岩) in Shaoguan, Guangdong (广东, 韶关市), is the site of the Maba Man (马坝人) archeological find. A Buddhist temple lies on a cliff on the other side.

Refuge Rock, Shaoguan, Guangdong

The Refuge Rock (避難石) in Shaoguan, Guangdong (广东, 韶关市), is where the Sixth Patriarch (六祖) of Chan (Zen = 禅) is said to have hidden when his persecutors set fire to the brush on the hillside where he had been hiding.

Sixth Patriarch's Spring, Nanhua Temple, Shaoguan, Guangdong

 

The Nine Dragon Spring (九龙泉) at Nanhua Temple (南华寺) in Shaoguan, Guangdong (广东, 韶关市). Legend says it was created when the Sixth Patriarch (六祖) of Chan (Zen = 禅) tapped the ground nine times with his staff; nine dragons flew out of the ground and the spring began to run.

Master Xuyun, Yunmen Temple, Shaoguan, Guangdong

 

This statue commemorates Master Xuyun (虚云大师) at Yunmen Temple (云门寺) in Shaoguan, Guangdong (广东, 韶关市). It is one of the many temples he rebuilt in the 20th century.

Ancient Trees, Dajian Temple, Shaoguan, Guangdong

These ancient trees are all that remain of the former Dajian Temple (大鉴寺) in Shaoguan, Guangdong, (广东, 韶关市) where the Sixth Patriarch (六祖) of Chan (Zen = 禅) is said to have delivered the Platform Sutra (坛经). Small halls in front seem to have been created from an apartment building.