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A must-visit temple nationwide: Xiamen's 'Nanputuo Temple'

You must visit the Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen, Fujian!!! ①Reservation: Search for 'Nanputuo Temple Reservation Service Platform' on WeChat for free reservation, you can make a reservation three days in advance, and the same ID number can only reserve one time slot per day. ②Dress: Don't wear slippers, sandals, short skirts; try to dress neatly. ③Entering the temple: You can enter by scanning the reservation code or ID card; the entry is quick, you won't be in line for a long time. ④Incense: Walk straight in and you'll see the incense collection point (on your left, one per person), then follow the crowd straight ahead, turn left to see the Longquan, the incense point is in front, and further ahead is the hand washing place, the hand washing place is the incense place, all the locations are easy to find, connected together. Order: Collect incense→Clean hands→Light incense→Offer incense. ⑤Preparation for play: Bring some change before you go, there are blessing boxes in front of the Buddha statues, you can choose your favorite Buddha statue for blessing, fruits are also available. (Some Buddha statues are not available, such as the God of Wealth) ⑥Precautions: Guanyin, Buddha statues cannot be photographed; do not eat in the place of worship; do not step on the threshold, must step over; ⑦Souvenirs: Nanputuo vegetarian cakes are sold in the vegetarian department, 15 per box; mung bean cakes, green tea cakes are delicious, if the vegetarian department does not have the flavor you want to buy, you can go elsewhere, other places also sell; the most classic 'getting better and better' lucky bag is 39 each, can be bought in the place marked with 'consecrated treasures', the innermost Dharma circulation place also has, keep going up you can see (you can also see a cat wearing a cassock, super cute and super Buddhist, p3). ⑧Other: The entrance is fifty meters from Xiamen University, you can check in in advance; you can see the bell tower of Xiamen University in the temple, it's really super beautiful. ⑨Summary: Nanputuo is really good, with beautiful architecture and a great atmosphere, highly recommended to visit, and it's very meaningful, worshiping Buddha and making wishes, after the wish is fulfilled, you can go back to fulfill the vow, it's really meaningful, and it takes only an hour and a half to visit, it's not tiring, if you take a lot of photos, two and a half hours is almost enough, highly recommended.
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Posted: Feb 8, 2024
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