Explore the history, cultural connections and visiting etiquette before choosing a place for your commission. Buddhist temples and Taoist shrines are described separately. Each page explains its service scope.
Explore Buddhist and Taoist temples, their history, figures venerated and etiquette. Contact us to discuss visit arrangements.
56 temples and Taoist shrines
Cultural Relevance · Golden Jizo Physical Tower, Jizo Belief
Jiuhua Mountain is one of the core places for Ksitigarbha rituals, and local customs and temple fairs are recorded.
Cultural Relevance · Wong Tai Sin and local prayer traditions
A Taoist temple in Fangcun, Guangzhou, distinct from Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong.
Cultural Relevance · Huayan Culture, Liao and Jin Palaces and Colored Sculptures
Representative of temple architecture in Liao and Jin Dynasties, one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Cultural Relevance · Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes on Four Sides Guanyin, Songdu Buddhism
Guanyin is famous for its royal temple culture in the Northern Song Dynasty, its connection with "Water Margin" and its wood carvings.
Cultural Relevance · Gelug Sect and Qing Dynasty Temple Culture
A representative Tibetan Buddhist temple in Shaanxi, built during the Kangxi period.
Cultural Relevance · Tang esoteric, Buddhist scripture translation and esoteric ancestral court
The ancestral court of Chinese Tantric Buddhism has a prominent influence on Japanese and Korean Buddhism.
Cultural Relevance · Gelugpa, debate culture
One of the three major monasteries in Lhasa, it is famous for its sutra debate and monastic studies.
Cultural Relevance · Maitreya and Longhuahui culture, ancient temples and pagodas
Shanghai is a famous historical temple, famous for Longhua Pagoda and traditional temple fairs.
Cultural Relevance · Guanyin culture, nun ashram
A representative ancient temple in Nanjing, the Medicine Master Pagoda and the cityscape are highly recognizable.
Cultural Relevance · Sanlunzong, Grottoes and Stupas Culture
One of the "Four Famous Temples in China" in history, Qixia Mountain is the representative temple.
Cultural Relevance · Appreciation of Truth, Legal Studies and Sino-Japanese Buddhist Exchanges
Jianzhen's eastward journey was associated with temples, such as Qiling Pagoda and Pingshan Hall.
Cultural Relevance · Buddhism and Maritime Silk Road Multiculturalism, East and West Pagodas
Quanzhou World Heritage Site, representative of Southern Fujian Buddhism and Maritime Silk Road.
