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

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

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.

Anhui[]

Mount Jiuhua[]

Beijing[]

The Tianning Pagoda in Beijing, built around 1120.

Chongqing[]

Fujian[]

Gansu[]

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

Guangdong[]

Guizhou[]

Hainan[]

Hebei[]

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[]

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

Hohhot[]

Hubei[]

Hunan[]

Mahavira Hall in Puguang Temple in Hunan

Hong Kong[]

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

Jiangsu[]

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

Jiangxi[]

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

Jilin[]

Liaoning[]

Macau[]

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

Ningxia[]

Shaanxi[]

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

Shandong[]

Shanghai[]

A hall in Longhua Temple (Shanghai)

Shanxi[]

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[]

Sichuan[]

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[]

Tianjin[]

Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang)[]

Yunnan[]

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

Zhejiang[]

Hall of Bhaisajyaguru in Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang

Mount Putuo[]

See also[]

Notes[]

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

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