In the bustling city, seek an ancient temple for blessings and stroll through Xiangji Temple on a rainy day

📍 Xiangji Temple
📌 No.1 Xiangji Temple Lane, Gongshu District, Subway Line 3 Xiangji Temple Station Exit C, walk 360m
⏰ Business hours 8:00-17:00
🌱 Xiangji Temple was founded in the third year of the Taiping Xingguo era of the Northern Song Dynasty (originally named Xingfu Temple, later bestowed the name 'Xiangji Temple' by Emperor Zhenzong of Song)
👣 Enter through the archway, successively you will find the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahakala Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Sutra Repository, and on both sides of the temple, there are the Avalokitesvara Hall, Manjusri Hall, Samantabhadra Hall, the Bell and Drum Towers, among other structures, with a total of 34 statues
☔️ In the season of drizzling rain, the ancient Xiangji Temple appears particularly serene and solemn. Every brick and tile of the old temple exudes the vicissitudes of time and the thickness of history
💧 Visiting on a rainy day, the rainwater quietly slides down the eaves, endowing this place with a unique charm

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