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List of Buddhist temples in the People's Republic of China

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A hall in the Shrine of Living Buddha on Mount Jiuhua in Anhui

This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in the People's Republic of China for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.

Anhui

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Mount Jiuhua

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Beijing

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The Tianning Pagoda in Beijing, built around 1120.

Chongqing

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Fujian

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Gansu

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35 meter (115 ft) long statue of a reclining Buddha, made during the 12th-13th century, in Dafo Temple in Gansu

Guangdong

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Guizhou

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Hainan

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Hebei

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The Tower of Great Mercy in Longxing Temple in Hebei, as well as the 21.3 metres (70 ft) tall statue of the Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin (Chinese: 千手千眼觀音; pinyin: Qiānshǒu Qiānyǎn Guānyīn) enshrined within it, which was cast in the year 971 AD during the Song dynasty

Henan

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A monk practicing Shaolin Kung Fu in front of a hall in the Shaolin Monastery in Henan

Hubei

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Hunan

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Mahavira Hall in Puguang Temple in Hunan

Hong Kong

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Inner Mongolia

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Jiangsu

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Tianning Temple (Changzhou) in Jiangsu, the tallest pagoda and tallest wooden structure in the world.[1]

Jiangxi

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Statues of Amitabha (left), Gautama Buddha (center), and Bhaisajyaguru (right) in Donglin Temple in Jiangxi

Jilin

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Liaoning

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Macau

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  • Kun Iam Temple, (also known as Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院)

Ningxia

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Shaanxi

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Statue of Xuanzang in front of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Shaanxi

Shandong

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Shanghai

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A hall in Longhua Temple (Shanghai)

Shanxi

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The Hanging Temple, a temple built into a cliff 75 meters (246 ft) above the ground near Mount Heng in Shanxi in 491 AD
A hall and courtyard at Huayan Temple in Shanxi

Mount Wutai

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Sichuan

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Huazang Temple (or Jinding; lit. "Golden Summit") at the summit of Mount Emei, in Sichuan. Mount Emei is one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Chinese Buddhism.
A paifang at the entrance of Hongchunping Temple

Mount Emei

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Tianjin

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Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang)

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Yunnan

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The Three Pagodas of Chong Sheng Temple, Dali City, Yunnan, dating to the 9th and 10th centuries.

Zhejiang

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Hall of Bhaisajyaguru in Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang

Mount Putuo

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ China Daily. (April 30, 2007). World's Tallest Pagoda Inaugurated. Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
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