(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on June 23, 2014.)
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| This pagoda (塔) holds the remains of the Third Patriarch (三祖) of Chan (Zen=禅) at Qingyuan Temple (乾元寺), also called Third Patriarch's Temple (三祖寺), in Qianshan County, Anhui (安徽, 潜山县). |
June 26, 2012 - To reach Sanzu Temple--the next on my list--I first had to take a bus from Anqing to the county town of Qianshan, the gateway to the spectacular Tianzhu Shan ("Pillars of Heaven") Scenic Area. From there a local bus took me to the temple at the foot of the mountain.
