Introduction
Religion Tour of China is a platform to introduce Religion Natural Landscapes and Religion Cultural Landscapes about Taoism and Buddhism in China for tourism lovers.
Religion Travel Agency is a platform for people from other countries to travel in China.
Religion Gallery offers all kinds of scenery photos.
Religion Tour is becoming a popular travel program in China especially for many foreigners. So, we offer a lot of religion tour information here like many Buddhism Mountains and Taoist Mountains. At last, we hope that it is helpful for you.
History
Religion History - During the third century B.C., Emperor Asoka sent missionaries to the northwest of India, that is, present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan. The mission achieved great success as the region soon became a centre of Buddhist learning with many distinguish monks and scholars. When the merchants of Central Asia came into this region for trade, they learnt about Buddhism and accepted it as their religion. By the second century B.C., some central Asian cities like Kotan, has already become important centres for Buddhism. The Chinese people had their first contact with Buddhism through Central Asians who were already Buddhists.More
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Mountain -- Mt. Taishan
The leader of the 'Five Sacred Mountains' in China religion tour, Mt. Tai is located in the center of Shandong Province, lying across the cities of Tai'an, Jinan and Zibo. It is not only a famous Buddhism Mountain but also a Taoist Mountain. Its main peak, Jade Emperor Summit, which is within Tai'an City, is about 1545 meters (5070 fee...
Xuankong Temple
The Xuankong temple, lie under the foot of Hengshan Mountain, the Xuankong temple was established in later stage of Northern Wei Dynasty, about 1400 years ago. Rebuild in successive dynasties, but the original structure has not changed. In the numerous temples of China, the unsettled temple of Hengshan Mountain in Shanxi deserves to be called the wonderfu...
Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple, in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province, is reputed to be 'the Number One Temple under Heaven'. The temple is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts such as Shaolin Cudgel. One can see wild flowers and pines on the mountain. With birds singing and a brook spattering, a beautiful scene full...
Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius in Qufu
Confucius (551-479BC), the world famous Chinese philosopher, born in Qufu, Shandong Province more than 2,500 years ago, has greatly influenced Chinese society with his ideas passed from generations to generations, till today. The feudal rulers of subsequent dynasties used Confucianism as a moral standard to consolidate theirs rule and constructed the town...
Tibet
Tibetan Buddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and yoga which started to arrive in Tibet from India briefly around the late eighth century and then more steadily from the thirteenth century onwards. Indian Buddhism around that time had incorporated both Hindu yogic and tantric practices along with the classical teachings ...
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