Shanghai Chenghuang Temple is a Taoist temple located at Shanghai City in East China. The Chenghuang Temple was first constructed during the Yongle reign (1403-1424) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). After its construction, many followers came here to burn joss sticks and carry out other religious...
Longhua Temple,which is famous for the ancient Longhua Temple, Longhua Pagoda, the Evening Bell-Striking Ceremony and the peach blossoms, is the largest and most active Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It is especially famous for its 10th-century, seven-story octagonal pagoda. Longhua Templ...
The Jade Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China. It is an active Chan (Zen) Buddhist monastery but the real emphasis is squarely on tourism. What the busloads come for are the temple's two gorgeous white jade Buddhas. Jade Buddha Temple was founded in 1882 with two jade Bu...
Built in 1530, the Altar of Earth is located in the northern part of Beijing, a little way off Andingmenwai Street. Extending over an area of 37 hectares, it was surrounded by a double square enclosure. The outer enclosure no longer stands but its west gate remains.For more than four centuries, t...
One often connects all architecture of China to Buddhism but there are traces of Islam to be found here too. The Niujie Mosque is a great example of Islamic religion taking shape influenced by Chinese architecture. The Mosque gets its name from the street on which it is built. The Niujie Street w...
Now the Beijing Capital Museum, the Beijing Temple of Confucius was originally built in 1302 as a place to pay homage to - you guessed it - Confucius. The massive complex (22,000m square) is second only in size and importance in Confucius worship to the Temple of Confucius in Qufu in Shandong Pro...
Situated on the east side of Yonghegong Street in the northeastern corner of the city, the Yonghe Lamasery is the largest and best-known lamasery in Beijing. The principal components are three exquisite memorial archways and five major halls, all of which stand on a north-south axis. The total ar...
The Temple of Heaven was constructed between 1406 and 1420 during the reign of Ming Emperor YongLe (1403-1424), who also oversaw the creation of the Forbidden City during the same period. It is much bigger than the Forbidden City and smaller than the Summer Palace with an area of about 2,700,000 ...
"Jinci", the ancient Buddhist temple, is located at the source of the Jin River by Xuanweng Mountain 25km southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. The Jinci Temple was first built before the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to memorize Shu Yu, the second son of King Wu of the Zhou Dyn...
Chongshan Temple (Chongshan si, Temple for Appreciating Kindliness) was originally built in the last years of the Sui Dynasty about fourteen centuries ago. When first built, the complex was a sojourning palace for the then emperor when he visited the area. It was not until the year 1381 AD that t...