Vegetarian lunch at Jizhao Nunnery, a flower-filled temple on Cangshan
Above Gantong Temple, Cangshan, Dali city
A small nunnery on the lower slopes of Cangshan, first built in the Ming dynasty and rebuilt in the early 20th century. The nuns offer flowers rather than incense, so the courtyards are packed with succulents and potted flowers, and hydrangeas cover the slope in late spring and early summer. Around midday the kitchen serves a simple vegetarian lunch to visitors.
What locals sayReviews praise the flowers and the plain, filling meal, and advise coming early because it gets busy after about 10 am.
- Cost
- Lunch about ¥20, free on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month; Cangshan park entry may be extra (2025)
- Time
- 2 hours · Late morning, before lunch
- In Chinese
- 寂照庵 斋饭
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
