Temples and Monasteries

Why is the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai so Special? The Jade Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai. As with many modern Chinese Buddhist temples, the current temple...

Brief Introduction of Dajue Temple Also called Temple of Enlightenment, Dajue Temple is located on the southern slope of Yangtai Mountain in the western suburb of Beijing. It is famous...

Why is Dongyue Temple so Special? Dongyue Temple is large in scale and emits the spirit of traditional Chinese culture. A large number of Taoist buildings and steles with...

Why is Fayuan Temple so special? It is not only an ancient temple with a long history in Beijing, but also the location of China Buddhist Academy and China...

Why is Five Pagoda Temple so special? The Five Pagodas Temple Tower is a Buddhist pagoda in the form of the Bhagaya Shrine of India. The pagodas of the...

Why is Guangji Temple so special? The building maintains the pattern of the Ming Dynasty and is divided into three roads. Many precious cultural relics are treasured in the...

Why is Hongluo Temple so special? Formerly known as “Daming temple” (commonly known as “Hongluo Temple” due to the wonderful legend of the Hongluo Fairy), Hongluo Temple faces south,...

Why is Jietai Temple so special? Jietai Temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is the temple in northern China with most complete cultural relics in...

Why is Miaoying Temple so special? Miaoying Temple, also known as Baita Temple, is a Tibetan Buddhist Gelug sect monasteries. The temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The...

Why is Niujie Mosque so special? Niujie Temple is the oldest and largest Muslim temple in Beijing. It is also one of the world’s famous mosques. Now it is...