Nengren Temple
The only survivor of the thirteen temples that once stood on Baiyun Mountain, in a three-sided valley 1.7 km up the summit road from the South Gate. Founded in 1824, enlarged into the mountain's biggest monastery by 1887, burnt out by the Japanese army in 1938, rebuilt to the old plan by the city in 1993 and reopened in May 1995, and, after a three-year restoration, has been open again since February 2026. Since 2012 it has been run by the Dafo Temple (the big downtown monastery) and is free with the ¥5 mountain ticket.
None — walk in from the summit road; the A-line shuttle from the South Gate stops at the temple gate (¥10)Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
Busy on the 1st of each lunar month, when the resident monks lead a three-steps-one-bow pilgrimage up the hill (city religious affairs bureau), and on the tenth-day fasting days; on an ordinary weekday morning you may have the courtyards to yourself.
Temple signage is Chinese; the bureau's guides tell the four heritage legends in Chinese. The 'Tiger' character and the springs are self-explanatory.
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