Nanhai Buddha Pavilion / DoDesign

At the confluence of the Tiaodeng River and the Yangtze in Chongqing's Dadukou District lies Little Nanhai, a turtle-shaped island once home to a temple dedicated to Nanhai Guanyin during the Tang and Song dynasties. Overlooking the Yangtze and the distant Yunzhuan Mountains, the Nanhai Buddha Pavilion sits on a cliff surrounded by bamboo and camphor trees.