Nanhua Temple is located in the Bank of Cao Rivulet, 7 km southeast of Qujiang County, 24 km away from Shaoguan Downtown. It is Guangdong province's historical relic keeping unit and is listed as one of the country's key monasteries in 1983. You could go to Nanhua Temple for a trip when you come to Guangzhou fair Canton fair 2014.
The temple is located 20 kilometers south of Shaoguan and has a history of more than 1500 years. Founded in 502 AD by the Indian monk Zhiyao Sanzang, Nanhua temple became popular through the activities of its sixth patriarch, Huineng (638-713), who sat in meditation here for 36 years before suddenly reaching enlightenment.
The temple was founded during the time of the North-South Dynasties in 502 AD by an Indian monk named Zhiyao Sanzang (智樂三藏) who originally named the site Baolin Temple (寶林寺). It received its present name in 968 during the reign of the Song Dynasty Emperor Taizong. The site was later renovated in 1934 under the leadership of Hsu Yun.
