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Is the Songshan Shaolin Temple World Tourism Day free of charge?

Songshan Shaolin Temple World Tourism Day is free of charge.

Shaolin Temple is located in Dengfeng County, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is a world cultural heritage, a national 5A tourist attraction, and a national key cultural relics protection unit. It is known as "the most famous temple in the world" and is famous for Shaolin Kung Fu. There is a saying in the world that "Shaolin Kungfu is the best in the world, and Shaolin Kungfu is the best in the world". It is also named "Shaolin Temple" because it is located in the dense jungle of Shaoshi Mountain in the hinterland of Songshan Mountain.

The permanent residence of Shaolin Temple covers an area of ??about 57,600 square meters. It was first built in the 19th year of Taihe (495) in the Northern Wei Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. Since then, there have been large-scale expansions in each dynasty.

The permanent residence building of Shaolin Temple is located on the north bank of Shaoxi River in Dengfeng, Henan Province. From the mountain gate to the Thousand Buddha Hall, there are seven courtyards, with a total area of ??about 57,600 square meters. It mainly includes Changzhu Temple, Tallinn and Chuzuan. Along the central axis, from south to north, the buildings of the permanent hospital are the mountain gate, the Heavenly King's Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Buddhist Sutra Pavilion (Dharma Hall), the Abbot's Courtyard, the Lixue Pavilion, and the Thousand Buddhas Hall. In addition, there are pagodas in the west of the temple, Chuzu Nunnery, Bodhidharma Cave, and Gandai Terrace in the north, Erzu Nunnery in the southwest, and Guanghui Nunnery in the northeast.

There are more than 10 ancient pagodas around the temple, such as Tongguang Zen Master Pagoda, Faru Zen Master Pagoda and Fahua Zen Master Pagoda.