Temples in China

Discover 18 unusual temples in China.

Zhong County, China

Shibaozhai

This majestic twelve-story wooden pagoda built into the side of a divine hill was saved from the Three Gorges Dam.

Hangzhou, China

Qin Hui Statue at Yue Fei Temple

Visitors take revenge upon the statue of a traitor made to kneel at the tomb of his enemy.

White Cloud Temple

First established in 741, this is one of the oldest Taoist temples in China.

Shanghai, China

Longhua Temple

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

A massive seated Buddha is carved into a rock face.

Tianshui, China

Bingling Temple

A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.

Guiyuan Temple

Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.

Modern Shanghai looms over the temple.

Shanghai, China

Confucian Temple of Shanghai

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

Monks in the temple.

Shanghai, China

Fazangjiang Temple

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

Fanjingshan (Mount Fanjing).

Fanjingshan (Mount Fanjing)

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

Labrang Meditation Huts.

Gannan Zangzuzizhizhou, China

Labrang Meditation Huts

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

Guanyin.

Chongyuan Temple's Guanyin Statue

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

Mati Si.

Zhangye Shi, China

Mati Si

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

Haidong Shi, China

White Horse Temple (白马寺)

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

Dongyue Temple

Dongyue Temple

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

The Huashan temple.

Huashan Temple

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Xiannongtan

Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum / Xiannongtan (Temple of Agriculture)

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.