Wukong Temple was first built in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a seven-level pagoda was built, named Huazang Pagoda, also known as Wukong Pagoda. Together with Xingguo Pagoda in Jiangyin City, it is praised as ‘Twin Pagodas of Chengjiang’. Sharira porcelain bottles were unearthed in the temple. According to the inscriptions on the stone cover, these sharira are the real sharira of Master Shenqie, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. Master Shenqie is also known as the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva in later folk legends. During a certain period in Chinese history, all Guanyin Buddha statues were modeled after his image.
The rebuilt Wukong Temple now covers an area of 209 mu. It is in Song Dynasty style and has Shanmen Hall, Dou Shuai Inner Courtyard, east and west side halls, bell and drum towers, Yuantong Treasure Hall, Heart Sutra Pavilion, National Teacher Tower, Dharma Hall, Meditation Hall, Shenqie Hall, Guanyin Pagoda, Arhat Hall, dining hall, upper guest hall, abbot building, chief monk’s quarters, monk’s quarters, Guanyin Culture Exhibition Hall, vegetarian restaurant and so on.
Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 16:00.
Preferential policies: Children/elderly/students: Applicable to children with a height of more than 1.2 meters (excluding) and under 13 years old (including), the elderly over 60 years old (including) with valid certificates, and students with student ID cards. Preferential tickets.
Children: Children under 1.Height up to 2 meters (including) is free of charge.
Disabled people: Disabled people with disability certificates are free of charge.
Service facilities: Parking lot: [Wukong Temple Parking Lot]. Reference price: free. Address: Wukong Temple Parking Lot, Xiake Avenue, Qingyang Town, Jiangyin City, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. Number of parking spaces: 300.
