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- Zhongyue Temple
- Located in Dengfeng of Henan Province, the temple was built in the Qin Dynasty.
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- Baima (White Horse) Temple
- Located in Luoyang of Henan Province, the Baima (White Horse) Temple was built during Emperor Ming's reign of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
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- Wannian Temple
- Located in Mt. Emei of Sichuan Province, the temple was built in the Jin Dynasty.
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- Caotang Temple
- Located at the northern foot of the Zhufeng Mountain in Huxian County of Shaanxi Province, the temple was said to be built in the Jin Dynasty.
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- Lingyin Temple
- Located at the west of the West Lake of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the temple was built in the first year of Xianhe Period (326) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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- Lingyan Temple
- Located in the northwest of Mt. Tai in Changqing District, Ji'nan, Shandong, the temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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- Xilin Temple
- Located at the northern foot of Mt. Lushan in Jiangxi Province, the temple was built in the second year of Taihe Period (36 A.D.) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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- Donglin Temple
- Located at the western foot of Mt. Lushan, Jiujiang City of Jiangxi Province, the temple was built in the ninth year of Dayuan Period (384) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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- Qixia Temple
- Located in the Qixia Mountain 22 kilometers northeast to Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the temple was built in the seventh year of Yongming Period (489) in the Southern Qi Dynasty.
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- Hanshan Temple
- Located in Fengqiao Township in the west Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the temple was built during Tianjian Period in Liang State of the Southern Dynasty.
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- Xuankong Temple
- Located at the cliff between Cuiping Mountain and the main peak of the Hengshan Mountain, Tianfeng Peak, five kilometers south to downtown Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province.
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- Shiku Temple
- Located at the foot of Dali Mountain, Siwan Village, Nanhedu Township, Gongyi, Henan Province.
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- Jueshan Temple
- Located at the mountainside of the Jueshan Mountain, 15 kilometers southeast to downtown Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province.
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- Foguang Temple
- Located at the mountainside of Foguang New Village, 32 kilometers northeast to Wutai County, Shanxi Province.
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- Shaolin Temple
- Located at the northern foot of Shaoshi Mountain 13 kilometers northwest to Dengfeng City, Henan Province.
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- Songyue Temple
- Located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain five kilometers northwest to Chengguan Township, Dengfeng City, Henan Province.
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- Dafo Temple (Binxian County of Shaanxi)
- Located at the foot of Qingliang Mountain by Xilan Road ten kilometers west to downtown Binxian County, Shaanxi Province.
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- Ci’en Temple
- Located in the southern outskirts of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
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- Guoqing Temple
- Located at the southern foot of Tiantai Moutain, five kilometers north to downtown Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province.
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- Fengxian Temple
- Located at the south of the Xishan Mountain, Longmen Grottos, Luoyang, Henan Province, the temple was originally named Vairocana Buddha Grotto.
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- Lingyun Temple
- Located in Peak Qiluan, Lingyun Mountain on the east bank of the Minjiang River, Leshan, Sichuan Province.
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- Famen Temple
- Located in Fufeng County, the temple was built in the Tang Dynasty.
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- Nanchan Temple
- Located in the southwest 22 kilometers to downtown Wutai County, Shanxi Province.
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- Dule Temple
- Located in Tianjin, the temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Liao Dynasty.
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- Zhenguo Temple
- Located in Haodong Village, Pingyao County of Shanxi Province, the temple was built in the Five Dynasties.
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- Geyuan Temple
- Located in the middle of downtown Laiyuan County, Hebei Province, the temple was built in the Liao Dynasty.
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- Huayan Temple (Datong, Shanxi Province)
- Located in Datong City of Shanxi Province, the temple was built in the Liao Dynasty.
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- Fogong Temple
- Located in Yingxian County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, the temple was built in the Liao Dynasty.
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- Qinghua Temple
- Located in Laishui County of Hebei Province, the temple was built in the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
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- Jingtu Temple
- Located in the northeast of Yingxian County of Shanxi Province.
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- Chongfu Temple
- Located at the east street of Shuocheng District, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province.
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- Guangsheng Temple
- Located in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province, the Guangsheng Temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty.
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- Zhihua Temple
- Located at the east of downtown Beijing, the temple was originally the ancestral memorial temple of Wang Zhen, a eunuch of the early Ming Dynasty.
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- Fahai Temple
- Located at Moshikou Village at the foot of the Cuiwei Mountain in west outskirts of Beijing.
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- Shuanglin Temple
- It is located in Pingyao County of Shanxi Province.
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- Dongyue Temple
- Located right in the middle of downtown Wanrong County, Shanxi Province.
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- Tayuan Temple
- Located at the south of the Xiantong Temple, Taihuai Township, Mt. Wutai of Shanxi Province.
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- Gaomin Temple
- Located in Yangzhou of Jiangsu Province.
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