By Taxi

From Shantou, you can take taxies at the intersection of the Shantou Radio & Television station. The taxi drivers will stop along the way to pull additional passengers in.

The Lighthouse of Buddha, Guangji Bridge, Jiluehuang Temple, The old site of Song Kiln, Kaiyuan Temple

The Lighthouse of Buddha

The lighthouse was used for boats in the Hanjiang river as this part of the river was dangerous. The lighthouse could remind people that they were in Chaozhou area and ought to be careful. It is said a former emperor once passed in his dragon boat while he was sleeping and was woken by the light from this lighthouse. He thought it must have been a bodhisattva sending him the light and therefore named it the Lighthouse of Buddha.

Guangji Bridge

built in the Southern Song Dynasty (1170 A.D.), a bridge partly made of small boats. It was rebuilt a few years ago and now costs 60 yuan to cross (one way). You may have seen a model of it in the old Guangdong Provincial Museum.

Jiluehuang Temple

Yian Road, Xiangqiao District. Displaying the wood carving art of Chaozhou in the Qing Dynasty.

The old site of Song Kiln

Shows the scale of production and the exquisite craftsmanship of ceramic in ancient Chaozhou.

Kaiyuan Temple

Buddhist center embodied with the quintessence of the architectural art of various dynasties such as the Tang, the Song, the Yuan and the Qing. This temple is over 200 years old. The temple is also home to the most influential Buddhism Study Institute in Southeast China. Inside, handsome calligraphy and inscribed steles remind visitors that this temple once functioned as the record keeper of the city.

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