光孝寺，廣東著名古建築群之一，位於廣東省廣州市越秀區光孝路北端近凈慧路處。據《光孝寺志》記載，初為公元前二世紀南越王趙建德之故宅。三國時代，吳國虞翻謫居於此，闢為苑囿，世稱虞苑。虞翻死後，家人舍宅作寺，寺名曾幾次更改，初名制止寺，東晉隆安五年（401年）稱五園寺，唐代稱乾明法性寺，五代南漢時稱乾亨寺，北宋時稱萬壽禪寺，南宋時稱報恩廣孝寺，不久后改廣字為光字，才改名光孝寺。光孝寺，建築結構嚴謹，殿宇雄偉壯觀，特別是文物史跡眾多。如始建於東晉的大雄寶殿，南朝時達摩開鑿的洗缽泉，唐朝的瘞發塔、石經幢，南漢的千佛鐵塔，宋、明時期的六祖殿、卧佛殿，以及碑刻、佛像、訶子樹、菩提樹等，都是珍貴的佛教遺迹遺物。

在祖國南方都市有這麼一座輝煌古寺，實屬難得。寺院諸多古建留存，大殿、古塔、鐵塔、菩提樹等，不愧為國家級重點文物保護單位。

路線：廣州地鐵一號線西門口站C出口出，出站步行兩分鐘就到。門票：免費。周邊美食：光孝寺前的光孝路都是小吃店，有老字號的榮生，德記順德菜，同泰腸粉，還有麥當勞，卡朋西餐等等。走過中山六路的小巷子還有很多網紅咖啡館。

光孝寺位於廣東省廣州市越秀區光孝路北端。據史料記載，此處初為公元前200年南越王趙建德故宅。三國吳騎都尉虞翻謫居於此講學，闢為苑囿。虞翻逝，家人舍宅作寺，初名制止寺。后歷代多次更改寺名，直至南宋稱報恩廣孝寺，不久后改廣字為光字，名光孝寺至今。光孝寺建築結構嚴謹，殿宇雄偉壯觀，整個建築群具有鮮明的嶺南建築特色，為嶺南叢林之冠。寺內文物史跡眾多，行走廣州，一定要去嶺南第一名剎光孝寺走走看看拜一拜。進門一剎那，就被它的宏偉建築群和莊嚴氣氛所震撼。作為全國重點文物保護單位，這裏沒有明火燒香，代之以大片鮮花禮佛，心意誠然。

Guangxiao Temple is the longest and most influential temple hall in Lingnan. Its magnificent and magnificent architectural structure is meticulous and rigorous. It shows the essence of Chinese Zen culture. The Daxiong Palace, which was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is the main building hall. Among the three statues built in the hall, around Sakyamuni is Manjusri Bodhisattva and Puxian Bodhisattva. On the west side of Daxiong Palace, where the Tibetan King Bodhisattva and Guan Sheng Emperor are unique in Guangdong Buddhism, there is also a hall dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha's lying face, which is carved from white jade in Myanmar and is 4 meters long and 6 tons heavy. The Nirvana statue of Sakyamuni is carved with six Buddhist ancestors, Huineng, who worshipped Buddhism before the solemn Buddha's lying down, feels that there is a Buddhist tradition of Bodhisattva tree outside the solemn hall. Before that, there was a plague tower, which was a pavilion-like brick tower with eight-cornered seven stories and seven stories high. It was built in the Tang Dynasty by Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Huineng, where his hair was cut and buried after he was disciplined. The ancient pagoda of Sui and Tang Dynasty was one of the few precious cultural relics preserved in China so far. Many believers circled around three times and prayed ten times.