# Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺)

Chaoshan, Guangdong Province · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** 2026.01.01-2026.12.31 07:00-17:00
- **Time needed:** 1–2 hours
- **Address:** No. 32 Kaiyuan Road, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province
- **Getting there:** Near Chengnan Xiaoxue (城南小学) bus stop
- **Good for:** Architecture, Temples

## About Kaiyuan Temple

One of the largest ancient architectural complexes in Chaozhou, Kaiyuan Temple is known as “the First Ancient Temple of Eastern Guangdong” and is one of the four surviving Kaiyuan-era temples in China.

## Tips from the guidebook

- Pedestrian street: Kaiyuan Road, where the temple stands, is one of the city’s older streets and is now Chaozhou’s famous night pedestrian street.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2382. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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