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CHING CHUNG KOON TEMPLE
Tuen Mun
Temple to visit
This taoist temple - which is also a home for elderly people - houses rich ...Read more
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GREAT MOSQUE ID KAH
Kashgar
Mosque to visit
The Idgah Mosque was built in 1422 (in the year 846 according to the Muslim ...Read more
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SAKYA MONASTERY
Shigatse
Abbey monastery and convent
This monastery was one of the most important in Tibet before the Cultural ...Read more
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TIANHOU TEMPLE
Quanzhou
Temple to visit
This temple is devoted to Mazu, the goddess of the Sea, from the island ...Read more
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SHALU MONASTERY
Shigatse
Abbey monastery and convent
Founded in the th century by Sherab Joungne, it is made famous in the XIV ...Read more
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ALTUN MOSQUE
Yarkand
Religious buildings
The mosque of the corner, still in activity and beautiful invoice that it ...Read more
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WHITE CLOUD TEMPLE
Lanzhou
Temple to visit
The province's main taoist shrine, built under the Qing Dynasty.Read more
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ROYAL TOMBS OF JINGJIANG
Guilin
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The origin of the lineage of the Princes of Jingjiang dates back to the ...Read more
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TEMPLE PAK TAI
Île De Cheung Chau
Temple to visit
Dedicated to Pak Tai, a venerated deity of the fishermen for his ...Read more
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SONGJIANG MOSQUE
District De Songjiang
Mosque to visit
Under the Yuan, between 1341 and 1348, it was the oldest mosque in the ...Read more
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JIAXIU TEMPLE
Guiyang
Temple to visit
This temple was built in 1598 under the Ming Dynasty. It is dedicated to ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF THE SEA AND THE LAW
Pekin 北京
Religious buildings
HistoryBuilt in 1438 under the Ming, the Temple of the Sea and the Law is ...Read more
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PUTI TEMPLE
Luxi
Temple to visit
This small temple, called "enlightenment", mixes two styles of ...Read more
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RECLINING BUDDHA TEMPLE
Pekin 北京
Temple to visit
On the scented hill road, but a little before, a large gangway of cypress ...Read more
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GREAT AWAKENING TEMPLE
Pekin 北京
Religious buildings
HistoryAt the foot of Yang Tai Shan Hill, north of the perfumed hills, the ...Read more
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WEST VALLEY TEMPLE
Pekin 北京
Religious buildings
HistoryThe emperors of the Wei and Zhou dynasty abolished Buddhism twice, ...Read more
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TEMPLE FEILAI
Deqin
Temple to visit
This temple is not unique in itself, but the panorama in which it is ...Read more
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CHUK LAM SIM MONASTERY
Tsuen Wan
Abbey monastery and convent
Founded in 1932 and built in five decades, this Buddhist institution, known ...Read more
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SAMYE CHIMPUK
Tsetang
Abbey monastery and convent
The Samye hermitage, located at the top of a vallon in the north-east of ...Read more
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HANSA TEMPLE
Ruili
Temple to visit
The small temple and the nearby village are worth a visit. Entirely in ...Read more
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CLOUD TEMPLE AZURE
Pekin 北京
Religious buildings
Certainly the most beautiful temple of the park of scented hills ...Read more
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NARTANG MONASTERY
Shigatse
Abbey monastery and convent
The monastery, protected by ruins, is not visible from the road. Founded in ...Read more
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RATÖ MONASTERY
Lhasa 拉萨
Religious buildings
Founded in the th century, the monastery was one of the first centres of ...Read more
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MOSQUE OF THE SMALL PEACH GARDEN (XIAOTAOYUAN MOSQUE)
Shanghai
Mosque to visit
This mosque was built in 1917 thanks to donations from the Muslim community ...Read more
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WENFENG PAGODA
Luoyang
Pagoda to visit
Located in the south-east of the ancient Chinese city, this building was ...Read more
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VOLUNTEER TEMPLE
Jiujiang
Temple to visit
This small temple has a pagoda dating from the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF GUAN YU (DAJING GE PAVILION)
Shanghai
Temple to visit
He was established under the Ming to worship Guan Yu, a valiant Han general ...Read more
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GOLDEN DUCK TEMPLE
Ruili
Temple to visit
The temple was erected in honour of two ducks who arrived in this marsh ...Read more
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RECLINING BUDDHA TEMPLE
Baoshan
Temple to visit
Nestled in the mountains, this magnificent th century temple lies in a ...Read more
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YUE FEI TEMPLE
Hangzhou
Temple to visit
Yue Fei (1103-1141) was a general of the Song dynasty under the invasion of ...Read more
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TIN HAU TEMPLE
Île De Lamma
Temple to visit
Located at Main Street, the temple is dedicated, as its name indicates, to ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF THE FIVE IMMORTALS
Canton - Guangzhou
Temple to visit
This Taoist temple is dedicated to the five genies which, according to ...Read more
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HANSHAN TEMPLE
Suzhou
Temple to visit
This temple, built in the th century, became famous throughout China thanks ...Read more
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WEST GARDEN TEMPLE
Suzhou
Temple to visit
The temple was originally established under the reign of Zhiyuan ...Read more
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NORTH TEMPLE PAGODA
Suzhou
Pagoda to visit
A first pagoda of eleven levels was erected during the Northern and ...Read more
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WHITE HORSE TEMPLE
Luoyang
Temple to visit
Located 13 km east of the city center, this temple is known as the first ...Read more
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JINCI TEMPLE
Taiyuan
Temple to visit
The road runs along the Fen River, crossing a countryside of orchards and ...Read more
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TIANTONG MONASTERY
Ningbo
Abbey monastery and convent
Built in 300 ap. This set of halls, halls and pavilions is the second of ...Read more
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ASOKA BUDDHIST TEMPLE
Ningbo
Temple to visit
The temple of Asoka is one of China's five most important Buddhist temples. ...Read more
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MYSTERY TEMPLE
Suzhou
Temple to visit
He was one of the largest and most important Taoist temples in China. ...Read more
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CONFUCIUS TEMPLE
Jianshui
Temple to visit
Originally built in 1285 and renovated many times since then, this temple ...Read more
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HUMAN TEMPLE
Canton - Guangzhou
Temple to visit
This temple over 1 500 years old is one of the most important Buddhist ...Read more
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YUNXIANG TEMPLE
District De Jiading
Pagoda to visit
The origins of the temple of this temple date back to the beginning of the ...Read more
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SONGJIANG STUPA
District De Songjiang
Pagoda to visit
Songjiang has the oldest Buddhist legacy in the region: a 9 m high stûpa ...Read more
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CATHEDRAL OF IMMACULATE DESIGN
Pekin 北京
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Located on the site of the former residence of Matteo Ricci by his ...Read more
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PARK AND LINGGU TEMPLE
Nankin - Nanjing
Temple to visit
At the east of Sun Yat's tomb is the Buddhist temple of Linggu (Linggu Si), ...Read more
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SERTRI GOMPA (DACANGLANGMU SAICHISI)
Langmusi
Abbey monastery and convent
This Tibetan monastery is typical of those of Gansu. Founded in 1748, it ...Read more
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KIRTI GOMPA (DACANGNAMA GE'ERDISI)
Langmusi
Abbey monastery and convent
This monastery is the largest of the two monasteries of Langmusi, but also ...Read more