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List of Buddhist temples in the People's Republic of China

This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in the People's Republic of China for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.

A hall in the Shrine of Living Buddha on Mount Jiuhua in Anhui

Anhui edit

Mount Jiuhua edit

Beijing edit

 
The Tianning Pagoda in Beijing, built around 1120.

Chongqing edit

Fujian edit

Gansu edit

 
35 meter (115 ft) long statue of a reclining Buddha, made during the 12th-13th century, in Dafo Temple in Gansu

Guangdong edit

Guizhou edit

Hainan edit

Hebei edit

 
 
The Tower of Great Mercy in Longxing Temple in Hebei, as well as the 21.3 metres (70 ft) tall statue of the Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin (Chinese: 千手千眼觀音; pinyin: Qiānshǒu Qiānyǎn Guānyīn) enshrined within it, which was cast in the year 971 AD during the Song dynasty

Henan edit

 
A monk practicing Shaolin Kung Fu in front of a hall in the Shaolin Monastery in Henan

Hubei edit

Hunan edit

 
Mahavira Hall in Puguang Temple in Hunan

Hong Kong edit

 
Mahavira Hall of Tsz Shan Monastery
 
Chi Lin Nunnery in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Inner Mongolia edit

Jiangsu edit

 
Tianning Temple (Changzhou) in Jiangsu, the tallest pagoda and tallest wooden structure in the world.[1]

Jiangxi edit

 
Statues of Amitabha (left), Gautama Buddha (center), and Bhaisajyaguru (right) in Donglin Temple in Jiangxi

Jilin edit

Liaoning edit

Macau edit

  • Kun Iam Temple, (also known as Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院)

Ningxia edit

Shaanxi edit

 
Statue of Xuanzang in front of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Shaanxi

Shandong edit

Shanghai edit

 
A hall in Longhua Temple (Shanghai)

Shanxi edit

 
The Hanging Temple, a temple built into a cliff 75 meters (246 ft) above the ground near Mount Heng in Shanxi in 491 AD
 
A hall and courtyard at Huayan Temple in Shanxi

Mount Wutai edit

Sichuan edit

 
Huazang Temple (or Jinding; lit. "Golden Summit") at the summit of Mount Emei, in Sichuan. Mount Emei is one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Chinese Buddhism.
 
A paifang at the entrance of Hongchunping Temple

Mount Emei edit

Tianjin edit

Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang) edit

Main article: List of Buddhist temples in the Tibet Autonomous Region

Yunnan edit

 
The Three Pagodas of Chong Sheng Temple, Dali City, Yunnan, dating to the 9th and 10th centuries.

Zhejiang edit

 
Hall of Bhaisajyaguru in Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang

Mount Putuo edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ China Daily. (April 30, 2007). World's Tallest Pagoda Inaugurated. Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.

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