The Jade Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China. As with most modern Chinese Buddhist temples, the current temple draws from both the Pure Land and Chan traditions of Mahayana Buddhism. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha...Read More

Built in 1416 and located at the northwest suburb 5 kilometers from Lhasa, it is the largest of the six big shamanist monasteries in China. It occupies a land of 250,000 square meters and had once boasted 10,000 monks, among whom, many became...Read More

The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred temple, stands broad and low in the heart of old Lhasa, the recipient of prayers of daily worshippers and once-in-a-lifetime pilgrims. These photographs are part of a project that documents the koras, the...Read More

Lingyin Temple, literally Soul’s Retreat Temple, is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect. It is located north-west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. It is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China. The monastery is the largest of...Read More

Hanshan Temple Scenic Spot of Suzhou is a provincial scenic spot of Jiangsu, which lies on the side of the ancient canal 3.5 kilometers west to Suzhou and covers 45 hectares. With many places of interest and four provincial preservation units of...Read More

The Jin Shan Temple(Gold Mountain Temple), the oldest and also the most famous sight has become a symbol of the Zhenjiang city. The temple is visible from far away.It climbs up the sides of a hill along the flat flood plains of the Yangzi, and its...Read More

The Yuantong Temple, a Buddhist temple with a history of over 1,200 years, is the largest of its kind in Kunming. As recorded in the inscription on the tablet 'Notes on Building the Yuantong Temple' erected in the 7th year of he Yanyou Period of the...Read More

Jing'an temple is located in one of the most modernized areas of downtown Shanghai, it was first built in 247 AD, and it also starts the Nanjing Road W. CBD, the most high-end business center. You can even see the huge, stylish Tiffany ads on bill...Read More

The Lama Temple, or Yonghe Gong in Chinese, is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing. It was built in the 33rd year of Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694) as the mansion for Emperor Yongzheng when he was a prince. In the third year...Read More

Old City God's Temple, Laochenghuangmiao in Chinese, is a major yet relatively inactive Taoist temple in Shanghai. It is located in the area south of Yan'an Road on the Fangbang Zhong Road. During the Ming Dynasty, Zhangshouyue, the head of Shanghai...Read More