Venture into the city of Guangzhou, a colourful and chaotic city steeped in history and mystery and discover the Bright Filial Piety Temple, a sacred locality that is one of the oldest temples in the city. Make it a point of your visit here, especially when you stay at one of the one serviced apartments Guangzhou has to offer you such as the Ascott Guangzhou which is wide regarded as offering ideal Guangzhou luxury apartments to host your stay here. The Bright Filial Piety Temple was originally constructed under the auspices of an Indian Buddhist monk who visited the region during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) and underwent extensive rebuilding and renovation during the Qing Dynasty. The impressive complex, which spans 31,000 square metres, marks an important chapter in Zen Buddhist history as one of the movement’s most influential monks, Huineng, was a novice here during the seventh century. The famous monk is memorialized here at the Sixth Patriarch Hall, and within the temple complex, a small shrine harbours a lock of his hair. Visitors will be transported to another era and plane with the serene surround of this temple, and other points of interest worth exploring are the Samgharama Hall, the Sakyamuni Hall, The King of Heaven Hall, as well as two impressive towers of iron, the oldest in the country.