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[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]

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]

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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