Daci Temple in Chengdu | Pray for good fortune and take photos, and experience the local lifestyle

When you travel to Chengdu, you must visit this thousand-year-old temple hidden in the bustling city when you visit Taikoo Li and Chunxi Road. On one side is a modern city, and on the other is a solemn temple. Daci Temple is the most powerful temple for blessings. Come here to pray for good luck. Daci Temple is located in Jinjiang District, Chengdu, and is one of the centers of Buddhist culture in Chengdu. It was built in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is an important Buddhist temple in Chengdu. In the 15th year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (756), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, fled to Sichuan to avoid the Anshi Rebellion. He heard about the good deeds of Master Yinggan of Daci Temple and wrote the plaques "The First Jungle in Zhendan" and "Daci Temple" for him, and gave him a thousand acres of good land. Tour route Daci Temple Gate ➡️ Touch the Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity ➡️ Daci Temple Plaque ➡️ Go straight to Duobao Pavilion on the left ➡️ Ginkgo Tree Garden ➡️ Guanyin Hall ➡️ Blessing Hall ➡️ Zhihui Gate ➡️ Red Wall with the Chinese Character "Fu" (Fortune) Get three sticks of incense for free (to show respect and pray to the Buddha). After lighting the incense, hold the incense in your hand, face the Buddha statue, raise the incense to your forehead with both hands, bow three times, and insert the incense into the incense burner. (Be sure to maintain a pious attitude and correct posture) Leisure and dining 1. Drink tea in a lidded bowl 🍵 The tea in the tea house starts at CNY 38. You can drink tea by yourself. There are Sichuan opera face-changing, crosstalk, and tea art performances. These three performances are performed in a loop every hour. You can take a break here when you are tired of shopping. 2. Vegetarian meal 🍚 There are vegetarian meals in the teahouse every day, including cold noodles, cold noodles, vegetarian dishes, etc., each for CNY 10. 3. Zeng Sanxian Rice Noodles 🍜 Located on Chunxi Road in Taikoo Li, not far away, you can have a bowl of rice noodles at noon and then go shopping. There are many flavors of rice noodles to choose from, as well as snacks, which are delicious! 4. Zhou Ji Bamboo Skewers 🌶️ A super treasure shop located in Wenshu Monastery, with meat dishes for CNY 0.5 per skewer. The pickled pepper beef is delicious. You must order the dry dip, which is very fragrant when dipped. Useful information 🎫 Free admission and free incense ⏰ Opening hours: 8:30–21:00 🚇 Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 or Line 3 to Chunxi Road Station, get off, and walk about 400–500 meters from Exit C to get there. 🪭 Nearby attractions: Taikoo Li, IFS Panda, 3D Screen.