Built at early Western Han, Guangxiao Temple is the biggest and also the oldest Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, and one of the four gardens here. It enjoys the saying Guangxiao Temple before Guangzhou City.Hui Neng, the sixth Zen Patriarch, had his...Read More

On the Mingfeng Mountains, seven kilometres to the east of Kunming, there is a fine building, which is made of bronze. This is the largest Taoist Tongwa (bronze-tiled) Temple in China and has been preserved almost intact. It is commonly known as the...Read More

The Great Bell Temple is located on the western outskirts of Beijing.Built in 1733,it holds the largest bell in China, which is known as China's "King of Bells". The Great Bell is hangings in the bell tower at the rear of the compound. Music...Read More

Ganlusi Temple is located in the Beigushan Hill Scenic Region and is an excellent site to visit while you are there. The so-called temple is actually a residential hall but not real Buddhist temple. ...Read More

The Gao Temple ( Gao miao ) is located within the town of Zhongwei , 170km southwest of Yinchuan. The temple was originally built in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), was flattened by an earthquake in 1739 AD, was rebuilt and enlarged after...Read More

Guangji Si is located to the west of Xisi crossroad, on the northern side of the street. Guangji Temple has a deeper meaning of "temple of great charity" and it is one of the major Buddhist temples and the only Buddhist temple in the downtown area...Read More

Guanghua Temple is probably Putian’s biggest attraction. One of Fujian’s largest monasteries, with over 300 monks and students, it was built in 558 A.D. and rebuilt in 1875. This sprawling 16,000 square meter complex’s most off the...Read More

Covering an area of about 46,900 square meters (approx. 55,812 square yards), Guiyuan Buddhist Temple is situated in the west section of Hanyang district in Wuhan City. First built in the early Qing dynasty (1644-1911) by two monks named Baiguang...Read More

Green Dragon Temple is a famous Buddhist temple of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Firstly built in 582, it was called Linggan Temple (Temple of Inspiration) and then renamed to its present one in 711. When Buddhism was prevalent during the Tang...Read More

In Dagze County 60 kilometers to the east of Lhasa, it is one of the three great monasteries in Lhasa and one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug Sect. Gandain means happiness and contentedness in Tibetan. The Gandain Monastery was built in...Read More