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Zhengding Village

An ancient Buddhist city north of Shijiazhuang, Zhengding is home to the Longxing monastery, the Hua pagoda and several pagodas inherited from the Tang to Qing dynasties.

Grottes de Yungang

Yungang Grottoes

Near Datong, the Yungang Grottoes shelter 45 cavities and 50,000 Buddhist sculptures carved during the Northern Wei dynasty, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.

Yuelu Mountain

On the western bank of the Xiangjiang River facing Changsha, Yuelu Mountain brings together an academy founded in 976, a Buddhist temple and the Aiwan Pavilion.

TEMPLE YUANTONG

YUANTONG TEMPLE

Founded during the Tang Dynasty at the foot of Yuantong Hill, Kunming's principal Buddhist temple combines a central pavilion set over a basin with Sino-Thai statuary.

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

Located 70 km from Datong, the Yingxian pagoda is China's oldest surviving wooden pagoda. A Liao architectural masterpiece, 67 meters tall and standing since 1056.

Xuankong Hanging Monastery

Clinging 50 meters above Jinlong canyon, near Datong, Xuankong hanging monastery has united Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism since 491.

Xilituzhao Temple

The largest Tibetan lamasery in Hohhot, founded in 1585 for the 3rd and 4th Dalai Lamas. Syncretic Han-Tibetan architecture and white marble pagoda.

Xichan Temple

Buddhist temple founded in the 9th century in Fuzhou, Xichan Temple comprises 38 pavilions, a 67-meter stone tower, and a garden of lychee trees.

Lamaserie Wudangzhao

Wudangzhao Lamasery

Located 70 km from Baotou, Wudangzhao is Inner Mongolia's largest Tibetan Buddhist lamasery: Qing-era history, architecture inspired by Tashilhunpo, and an annual summer ritual.

Grande pagode de l’Oie sauvage

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Built in 652 to house the sutras brought back from India by Xuan Zang, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda dominates the south of Xi'an with its 64 meters.

White Pagoda Hill

On the north bank of the Yellow River opposite Lanzhou, White Pagoda Hill brings together an octagonal pagoda from the 18th century, three temples and a viewpoint over the city.

White Horse Pagoda

Located 2 km from Dunhuang, the White Horse Pagoda has commemorated since the 4th century the horse of monk Kumarajiva, on the ancient Silk Road.

Wenshu Temple

Founded under the Tang Dynasty and renovated under Kangxi, Wenshu Temple is Chengdu's foremost Buddhist complex, home to 300 statues, 500 paintings and thousands of sutras.

Fubo Hill: The Wave-Breaking Peak

A limestone karst peak on the banks of the Li River in Guilin, Fubo Hill shelters Buddhist caves, Tang and Song sculptures, and an overlook of the city.

Wuyishan Water Curtain Cave

In the Luban Gorges (Gansu), the Water Curtain Cave combines two 100-meter waterfalls, monumental Buddhist statues and thousand-year-old murals.

Temple Tiantong

Tiantong Temple

Located 5 km from Ningbo, Tiantong Temple is a major Chan monastery, birthplace of Japanese Sōtō Buddhism, spanning 58,000 m² at the foot of Taibai Mountain.

Ramoche Temple

The second Buddhist temple in Lhasa after Jokhang, Ramoche houses the statue of the young Buddha Sakyamuni and exemplifies the fusion of Tang Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles.

Temple Tanzhe

Temple of the Pond and Wild Mulberries

Founded in 307 in the mountains west of Beijing, Tanzhe Temple is the region's oldest Buddhist temple, celebrated for its thousand-year-old ginkgos.