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Guoqing Temple

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Located at the southern foot of Tiantai Moutain, five kilometers north to downtown Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, the temple was built in the eighteenth year of Kaihuang Period (589) in the Sui Dynasty and was originally named Tiantaishan Temple.

Buddhist Temples

Zhongyue Temple

Zhongyue Temple

Located in Dengfeng of Henan Province, the temple was built in the Qin Dynasty.
Baima (White Horse) Temple

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.
Wannian Temple

Wannian Temple

Located in Mt. Emei of Sichuan Province, the temple was built in the Jin Dynasty.
Caotang Temple

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.
Lingyin Temple

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.
Lingyan Temple

Lingyan Temple

Located in the northwest of Mt. Tai in Changqing District, Ji'nan, Shandong, the temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Xilin Temple

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.
Donglin Temple

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.
Qixia Temple

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.
Hanshan Temple

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.
Xuankong Temple

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.
Shiku Temple

Shiku Temple

Located at the foot of Dali Mountain, Siwan Village, Nanhedu Township, Gongyi, Henan Province.
Jueshan Temple

Jueshan Temple

Located at the mountainside of the Jueshan Mountain, 15 kilometers southeast to downtown Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province.
Foguang Temple

Foguang Temple

Located at the mountainside of Foguang New Village, 32 kilometers northeast to Wutai County, Shanxi Province.
Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple

Located at the northern foot of Shaoshi Mountain 13 kilometers northwest to Dengfeng City, Henan Province.
Songyue Temple

Songyue Temple

Located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain five kilometers northwest to Chengguan Township, Dengfeng City, Henan Province.
Dafo Temple (Binxian County of Shaanxi)

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.
Ci’en Temple

Ci’en Temple

Located in the southern outskirts of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
Fengxian Temple

Fengxian Temple

Located at the south of the Xishan Mountain, Longmen Grottos, Luoyang, Henan Province, the temple was originally named Vairocana Buddha Grotto.
Lingyun Temple

Lingyun Temple

Located in Peak Qiluan, Lingyun Mountain on the east bank of the Minjiang River, Leshan, Sichuan Province.
Famen Temple

Famen Temple

Located in Fufeng County, the temple was built in the Tang Dynasty.
Nanchan Temple

Nanchan Temple

Located in the southwest 22 kilometers to downtown Wutai County, Shanxi Province.
Dule Temple

Dule Temple

Located in Tianjin, the temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Liao Dynasty.
Zhenguo Temple

Zhenguo Temple

Located in Haodong Village, Pingyao County of Shanxi Province, the temple was built in the Five Dynasties.
Geyuan Temple

Geyuan Temple

Located in the middle of downtown Laiyuan County, Hebei Province, the temple was built in the Liao Dynasty.
Huayan Temple (Datong, Shanxi Province)

Huayan Temple (Datong, Shanxi Province)

Located in Datong City of Shanxi Province, the temple was built in the Liao Dynasty.
Fogong Temple

Fogong Temple

Located in Yingxian County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, the temple was built in the Liao Dynasty.
Qinghua Temple

Qinghua Temple

Located in Laishui County of Hebei Province, the temple was built in the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
Jingtu Temple

Jingtu Temple

Located in the northeast of Yingxian County of Shanxi Province.
Chongfu Temple

Chongfu Temple

Located at the east street of Shuocheng District, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province.
Guangsheng Temple

Guangsheng Temple

Located in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province, the Guangsheng Temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhihua Temple

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.
Fahai Temple

Fahai Temple

Located at Moshikou Village at the foot of the Cuiwei Mountain in west outskirts of Beijing.
Shuanglin Temple

Shuanglin Temple

It is located in Pingyao County of Shanxi Province.
Dongyue Temple

Dongyue Temple

Located right in the middle of downtown Wanrong County, Shanxi Province.
Tayuan Temple

Tayuan Temple

Located at the south of the Xiantong Temple, Taihuai Township, Mt. Wutai of Shanxi Province.
Gaomin Temple

Gaomin Temple

Located in Yangzhou of Jiangsu Province.