[2025 Shenyang Attraction] Travel Guide for Dongta Garden - Huguo Yongguang Temple (Updated Jun)

🎫Admission: Free, no reservation needed, just go for it! 🕙Opening Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Best visited in the morning for great lighting and photos (magnolia flowers are blooming, but it's crowded—weekends should be avoided). 📍Address: No. 2 Dongta Street, Dadong District, Shenyang 🚇Transportation Guide Subway: Take Line 1 to Liming Square Station, exit from Gate A, and walk about 15 minutes. Follow the navigation while enjoying the street views. Bus: Take Bus 237 or 140 to Dongta Station—the temple is right there! Super convenient. If you're nearby, cycling is also a great eco-friendly option 🚲. 📸Photo Spots Dongta Pagoda: The iconic white pagoda against blue skies makes for stunning photos. Shoot from below with the sky as your backdrop for a grand effect. Red Walls: The temple’s ancient red walls create a perfect backdrop for portraits, especially with light and shadow. Wear light-colored clothes for contrast—guaranteed photogenic results! 🍰Cultural & Creative Highlights Dongta Mousse Cake: A lifelike replica of the pagoda, deliciously sweet yet not overpowering—perfect for photos! Gourd Milk Tea: Served in a gourd-shaped cup, it’s visually appealing and symbolically auspicious. Handmade Bracelets: Original three-harmony ropes, glazed bead bracelets, crystal chains, and cinnabar bracelets—plenty of styles to choose from. Hundred Blessings Cup: Fill it with golden ingots and take it home! Free stamping available—bring a notebook! 🙏Blessing Rituals Circumambulate the Pagoda: As one of Shenyang’s Four Pagodas, walk clockwise around it three times while silently making a wish. Incense Offering: Incense is sold inside. Start at the Main Hall, then proceed to the Scripture Hall, pagoda front, Wealth God Hall, and Guardian Hall. Offer with sincerity and reverence. 🍜Food Guide Vegetarian Noodles: A must-try! Choose between Ruyi or Luohan noodles (just 15 RMB per bowl, with free refills). Chewy noodles in a flavorful broth—worth the wait (get a queue number early). 🅿Parking Tips Limited parking at the temple gate—arrive early on holidays. Nearby mall parking is an alternative. Shenyang Dongta Checklist: Magnolia blessings / vegetarian noodles / free scripture copying / gourd tea / Hundred Blessings Jar for fortune / Nezha stamping. Why are young people choosing "temple visits" over "hustle" or "work"?

The magnolias at East Pagoda are in full bloom🌸❤️Who says Northeast China only has snow? Shenyang in March is so beautiful it's breathtaking! [Photo Highlights📷] 1. Ancient pagoda with red walls 2. White jade adorning the branches 3. Unique walls Overall, you can capture a classic and elegant style, perfect for Hanfu and New Chinese fashion! [🌸Magnolia] There are seven magnolia trees in total. The one under the pavilion blooms first, but it was almost withered🥀when I went. The other trees are budding. One tree has pink flowers, and the rest are white.

Shenyang Dongta Huguo Temple, also known as Dongta Yongguang Temple, is one of the four pagodas and four temples in Shenyang during the early Qing Dynasty. It was built in the eighth year of the Chongde period of the Qing Dynasty (1643) and completed in the second year of the Shunzhi period (1645), symbolizing "the light of wisdom illuminating all." When visiting, be sure to check the opening hours in advance. Dongta Huguo Temple is open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Sunday. Like the other three pagodas and three temples, be sure to avoid the closing time. No ticket is required, but you can prepare some change for donations. You can take bus 140 to the nearby stop and walk to the temple. If you are driving, you can park on the roadside, but parking spaces may be limited during peak hours. Upon arrival at Dongta Huguo Temple, you can first admire the ancient and solemn white round-bellied solid brick pagoda, which is 24 meters high and covers an area of 225 square meters. It consists of three parts: the base, the pagoda body, and the wheel. The brick-carved lions on the base, the Buddha niche on the south side of the pagoda body, and the thirteen-story wheel and the pagoda top composed of copper-cast inverted treasure covers, sun, moon, and treasure beads are all worth savoring. Next, visit the temple buildings and experience their unique architectural style and historical charm. Nearby Dongta Huguo Temple is Dongta Park, a park centered around the pagoda, 130 meters long and covering an area of 16,000 square meters. The park has restored two stele pavilions, paved roads with imitation Qing Dynasty bricks, and planted green pines and cypresses. Please note that when visiting, you must respect the religious beliefs and customs of the temple, keep quiet, and visit in a civilized manner. When taking photos, follow the relevant regulations of the temple and do not take pictures of prohibited areas. Dongta Park - Huguo Yongguang Temple

| More and more people are coming to Dongta Yongguang Temple to pray for blessings. 📿 This year, choose Dongta, the first of the four pagodas, to burn incense and pray for blessings. The location is in the urban area, not far from Zhongjie, easy to find. The area is quite large and the incense is very strong. Tickets are free 🆓, you can enter boldly. After burning incense and praying for blessings, you can also come to ring the bell. There are cultural and creative products and vegetarian noodles here, and many people come here for their fame. And my purpose of walking is not only to pray for blessings, but also to take pictures. Ancient buildings and red walls are the best places to take pictures. It is recommended to wear solid colors, such as pure black and pure white. Remember to keep quiet while taking pictures.

Here's a travel guide to Shenyang Huguo Yongguang Temple: Basic Information - Address: No. 2 Dongta Street, Dadong District, Shenyang. - Opening hours: 8:00–16:00. - Tickets: Free. - Parking: Free parking spaces are available at the entrance. Transportation - Bus: Take bus 237, 140, 169, etc., and walk to the temple from the relevant stop. - Subway: Take Line 1 to Liming Square Station, and walk for about 10–15 minutes from Exit A. - Self-driving: Navigate to "Shenyang Huguo Yongguang Temple." There are parking lots nearby. Travel Guide - Main attractions: The East Pagoda is an affiliated building of Huguo Yongguang Temple. It is a Tibetan-style Lama pagoda, consisting of a base, a body, and a wheel. The stone pillars on the base are carved with patterns such as Baoxiang flowers, and the pot doors have brick carvings of treasure pots, etc. - Photo spots: Take photos with potted plants in the foreground under the round relief on the right side of the main entrance; take photos on the left side of the main entrance with the white jade railings and the relief on the wall; have your companion take a photo from below in front of the white pagoda; take photos with a combination of virtual and real elements at the East Pagoda archway; take atmospheric photos at the gray relief wall of Yongguang Temple. Nearby Food - Laobian Dumplings: A traditional Shenyang snack made with carefully selected ingredients and exquisite craftsmanship, with a fresh and fragrant taste. - Shenyang Huitou: A specialty noodle dish with a crispy outer layer and a soft filling, available in both sweet and salty flavors.

🎉 Still wondering where to go during the Spring Festival holiday? Come to Dongta Huguo Temple in Shenyang and experience the dreamlike connection between the ancient temple and the Spring Festival atmosphere, with a 100% photo success rate! ✨ As soon as you step into Huguo Temple, the red walls and golden tiles are particularly solemn and majestic against the backdrop of the white snow. During the Spring Festival, red lanterns are hung high, adding a touch of fireworks to the ancient temple, and any photo taken is a blockbuster with a New Year flavor. Photography Tips 🎥 1. Temple Gate Panorama: Stand directly in front of the temple, using the gate, red lanterns, and snow-covered eaves as elements to capture the grandeur of the ancient temple and the festive atmosphere. 2. Close-up of Red Walls: Get close to the red walls, using lanterns and blessing plaques as the foreground, with the person standing sideways, creating a picture full of storytelling. 3. Flying Eaves and Sky: Take a low-angle shot, capturing the flying eaves, bells, and blue sky, full of ancient charm. 📍 Location: Dongta Huguo Temple, Shenyang 🕙 Recommended Visit Time: 2-3 hours 🎫 Ticket: Free Bring your photographer friends and unlock the limited New Year blockbuster here! Remember to like and save, or you might not find it again while scrolling~

Shooting date: October 25, 2024 Every autumn, I love to go to the Forbidden City to take pictures of the row of yellow leaves on the west wall of the Forbidden City. It’s very beautiful. Today I went to Huguo Yongguang Temple, and suddenly I noticed a row of ginkgo trees next to the red walls and gray tiles, which looked a bit like the Forbidden City. No wonder there are so many "empresses" in Trip Moments. However, compared with the Forbidden City, there are still far fewer visitors to Huguo Yongguang Temple, and it is free. Although the temple is not an old building, the east tower inside is very old: it was built by Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty and completed in the second year of Shunzhi (1645) of the Qing Dynasty. The East Pagoda is a Tibetan Lama Pagoda with a height of 33 meters. The square Xumizuo is the base. There are tall and mighty stone lions on the pot doors on both sides🦁. There is a wind bell on the pagoda. When the wind blows, it will make a tinkling sound, which is very nice. 🍂Huguo Yongguang Temple Address: No. 2, Dongta Street, Dadong District, Shenyang City Opening hours: 09:00-16:00 Tickets: Free ⚠️There is a parking lot at the door but it is very small. There is an alley across the road where you can park.