Changle Nunnery

Changle Nunnery

Changle Nunnery is a cultural heritage site protected at the county level in Jintang County.

Changle Nunnery, dating back to the Qing Dynasty, is located in Guangrong Village, Huaikou Subdistrict. Heavily damaged after the 5.12 earthquake, it urgently required repairs. In 1988, it was designated as a county-level cultural heritage site by the People's Government of Jintang County.

Huaikou Subdistrict: Huaikou Town is located southeast of Jintang County, Sichuan Province. It borders Huangjia Township to the east, Baiguo Town to the south, Jiulong Town to the west, and Zhaojia Town to the north. The elevation ranges from 425 to 915.5 meters. The town government is situated at No. 23 Wenhua Street, 25 kilometers from the county seat. In 1999, the town covered an area of 47 square kilometers, with a cultivated land area of 31,861 mu, including 8,583 mu of paddy fields and 23,279 mu of dry land.

　During the Yuan Dynasty, it was part of Yangcun. In the Ming Dynasty, the Huaikou Town Patrol Inspectorate was established here, named after the ancient Huai’an Army to the west of the town. In the early Qing Dynasty, Huaikou Town was set up and belonged to Dadu Township. In the second year of the Xuantong era (1910)... More detailed information about Huaikou Subdistrict ++