No. 24: Mingjiao Temple, Hefei, Anhui

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on June 25, 2012.)

Mingjiao Temple (明教寺) in Hefei, Anhui (安徽, 合肥市) is built on a platform (台) which, it is said, was once
used by General Cao Cao for reviewing troops. It now stands on a pedestrian street in a busy shopping area.

July 21, 2010 - In Wuhu, Anhui, I boarded the train for Hefei, the provincial capital, where I would visit Mingjiao Temple.

Trip 5: Eastern Anhui and Jiangsu (July 20-30, 2010)

This is a record of my fifth trip to visit the 142 Key Temples of China. Links lead to articles on the temple (or other site) named.