The old temple is beautiful and three museums nearby are definitely worth the visit. Not too sure about the new developed temple. It looks too modern and not Buddhist temple like?!

From 5–12 May 1987, after the opening of an underground palace, four relics claimed to be directly related to Buddha were found. Two of these were made of white jade. The third relic was from a famous monk. These three are called "duplicate relics" (影骨). They were placed together with a "true relic" (靈骨) in order to protect them. The true relic is yellow-colored, with bone-like secretory granules. It is believed to be a finger bone of the Gautama Buddha (Sakyamuni). Thereafter, Famen Temple became a Buddhist place of pilgrimage due to the discovery of what is claimed as a true relic of Buddha. The finger bone was preserved in the innermost box in a set of eight boxes, each of which encloses the next-smallest box wrapped in a layer of thin silk. The outermost box was in sandalwood and had rotted away, but the smaller boxes were in gold, some in silver, and one in jade, and are in a good state of preservation. Each box has a silver lock and was exquisitely carved. The true relic is exactly the same as the description by the Tang dynasty Buddhist DaoXuan and other Tang dynasty records.

one of the most beautiful and historical temple in the world contains the artifacts of buddhism.

Interesting site, it looks like a lot of modern statues and buildings were built on top of the original site. We also paid for the Buddhist monk style meal which had an amazing fried aubergine/eggplant do sh. Look to book a translator or device as well.

A huge temple mixture of modern and traditional Buddhist elements

I rated this temple a five because of the sheer size. It is pretty new and it is built to attract visitors. The site is huge and you should get the ticket with the tram ride to save some walking and get away from the sun. There are several buildings to visit and a museum where the relic is kept. This place is a must if you are a staunch Buddhist.

Nothing special and quiet place, but I think it is special for Buddhism because they claim this place has the remain of Buddha.

The old temple is beautiful and three museums nearby are definitely worth the visit. Not too sure about the new developed temple. It looks too modern and not Buddhist temple like?!

From 5–12 May 1987, after the opening of an underground palace, four relics claimed to be directly related to Buddha were found. Two of these were made of white jade. The third relic was from a famous monk. These three are called "duplicate relics" (影骨). They were placed together with a "true relic" (靈骨) in order to protect them. The true relic is yellow-colored, with bone-like secretory granules. It is believed to be a finger bone of the Gautama Buddha (Sakyamuni). Thereafter, Famen Temple became a Buddhist place of pilgrimage due to the discovery of what is claimed as a true relic of Buddha. The finger bone was preserved in the innermost box in a set of eight boxes, each of which encloses the next-smallest box wrapped in a layer of thin silk. The outermost box was in sandalwood and had rotted away, but the smaller boxes were in gold, some in silver, and one in jade, and are in a good state of preservation. Each box has a silver lock and was exquisitely carved. The true relic is exactly the same as the description by the Tang dynasty Buddhist DaoXuan and other Tang dynasty records.

one of the most beautiful and historical temple in the world contains the artifacts of buddhism.

Interesting site, it looks like a lot of modern statues and buildings were built on top of the original site. We also paid for the Buddhist monk style meal which had an amazing fried aubergine/eggplant do sh. Look to book a translator or device as well.

A huge temple mixture of modern and traditional Buddhist elements

I rated this temple a five because of the sheer size. It is pretty new and it is built to attract visitors. The site is huge and you should get the ticket with the tram ride to save some walking and get away from the sun. There are several buildings to visit and a museum where the relic is kept. This place is a must if you are a staunch Buddhist.

Nothing special and quiet place, but I think it is special for Buddhism because they claim this place has the remain of Buddha.

The old temple is beautiful and three museums nearby are definitely worth the visit. Not too sure about the new developed temple. It looks too modern and not Buddhist temple like?!

From 5–12 May 1987, after the opening of an underground palace, four relics claimed to be directly related to Buddha were found. Two of these were made of white jade. The third relic was from a famous monk. These three are called "duplicate relics" (影骨). They were placed together with a "true relic" (靈骨) in order to protect them. The true relic is yellow-colored, with bone-like secretory granules. It is believed to be a finger bone of the Gautama Buddha (Sakyamuni). Thereafter, Famen Temple became a Buddhist place of pilgrimage due to the discovery of what is claimed as a true relic of Buddha. The finger bone was preserved in the innermost box in a set of eight boxes, each of which encloses the next-smallest box wrapped in a layer of thin silk. The outermost box was in sandalwood and had rotted away, but the smaller boxes were in gold, some in silver, and one in jade, and are in a good state of preservation. Each box has a silver lock and was exquisitely carved. The true relic is exactly the same as the description by the Tang dynasty Buddhist DaoXuan and other Tang dynasty records.

one of the most beautiful and historical temple in the world contains the artifacts of buddhism.

Interesting site, it looks like a lot of modern statues and buildings were built on top of the original site. We also paid for the Buddhist monk style meal which had an amazing fried aubergine/eggplant do sh. Look to book a translator or device as well.

A huge temple mixture of modern and traditional Buddhist elements

I rated this temple a five because of the sheer size. It is pretty new and it is built to attract visitors. The site is huge and you should get the ticket with the tram ride to save some walking and get away from the sun. There are several buildings to visit and a museum where the relic is kept. This place is a must if you are a staunch Buddhist.

Nothing special and quiet place, but I think it is special for Buddhism because they claim this place has the remain of Buddha.