Yongqing Temple is located in Chengmai County, Hainan Province, Yingbin Peninsula tourist area. It is the first-phase scenic spot of ‘Hainan Yongqing Cultural Tourism Scenic Area’. Covering an area of 80 mu, it is a large-scale Buddhist temple in northern Hainan. Historically, Yongqing Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and is one of the ‘Eight Scenic Spots of Chengmai in ancient Hainan’. It is a famous Buddhist forest in Hainan’s history.
According to historical records, many virtuous officials and refined scholars such as Li Gang, Li Guang, Hu Quan, and Su Dongpo were attracted to visit this temple, making it famous everywhere and spreading Buddhist teachings throughout Qiongzhou. Yongqing Temple in Hainan was destroyed many times by war and later rebuilt. Later, it was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. In 2001, the Chengmai County Party Committee and the county government decided to rebuild Yongqing Temple. On April 22, 2009, it was successfully completed and a grand ceremony was held. Yongqing Temple enshrines 42 Buddhas and Bodhisattvas such as Sakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, Guanyin of the Sea Island, and Manjusri Bodhisattva. All the Bodhisattvas are carved from whole pieces of Burmese white jade, with high artistic and cultural value and receiving very high evaluations from all sectors of society. Yongqing Temple is rebuilt by the sea, with blue sea and sky and pleasant scenery. The environment is quiet and the air is fresh. The temple is planted with five trees (bodhi tree, talipot palm, sugar palm, clerodendrum cyrtophyllum, and betel nut palm) and six flowers (frangipani, crinum asiaticum, lotus, Michelia champaca, hedychium coronarium, and Musella lasiocarpa) related to Buddhism, highlighting the green color and the grandeur, solemnity and tranquility of the Buddhist realm, reaching the realm of returning to simplicity and integrating heaven, earth, people and Buddha. Create a traditional cultural tourism experience area with the characteristics of Buddhist cultivation and leisure.Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 17:00.
