List of Buddhist architecture in China explained

The following is a non-exhaustive list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, pagodas, grottoes, archaeological sites and colossal statues in China.

Buddhist temples

Anhui

• Mount Jiuhua
  • Baisui Palace
  • Ganlu Temple (Mount Jiuhua)
  • Huacheng Temple
  • Shrine of Living Buddha
  • Tiantai Temple (Mount Jiuhua)
  • Zhantalin
  • Zhiyuan Temple (Mount Jiuhua)
  • Baisuigong Temple
  • Qiyuansi Temple
  • Roushen Temple
  • Tianchi Temple
  • Dabeilou Temple
• Guangji Temple (Wuhu)
• Langya Temple
• Mingjiao Temple (Anhui)
• Sanzu Temple
• Shangchan Temple
• Yingjiang Temple
• Zhenfeng Pagoda

Beijing

• Badachu
• Bailin Temple (Beijing)
• Baipu Temple
• Big Bell Temple (or Juesheng Temple)
• Cheng'en Temple
• Cloud Platform at Juyongguan
• Dahui Temple
• Dajue Temple
• Dule Temple
• Fahai Temple
• Fayuan Temple
• Guanghua Temple (Beijing)
• Guangji Temple (Beijing)
• Hongluo Temple
• Jietai Temple
• Lingguang Temple (Beijing)
• Miaoying Temple
• Pagoda of Tianning Temple
• Tanzhe Temple
• Temple of Azure Clouds
• Tiankai Temple
• Tianning Temple (Beijing)
• Tongjiao Temple
• Wanshou Temple
• Wofo Temple
• Xifeng Temple
• Xihuang Temple
• Yonghe Temple
• Yunju Temple
• Zhenjue Temple
• Zhihua Temple

Chongqing

• Ciyun Temple (Chongqing)
• Luohan Temple (Chongqing)
• Shuanggui Temple
• Tongliang Iron Buddha Temple
• Chaoyang North Tower

Fujian

• Chengtian Temple (Quanzhou)
• Chongfu Temple (Quanzhou)
• Chongsheng Temple (Fujian)
• Cishou Temple
• Dizang Temple (Fuzhou)
• Guanghua Temple (Putian)
• Guangxiao Temple (Putian)
• Hualin Temple (Fuzhou)
• Huayan Temple (Ningde)
• Jinshan Temple (Fujian)
• Kaiyuan Temple (Quanzhou)
• Linyang Temple
• Longshan Temple (Jinjiang)
• Nanshan Temple
• Pagoda of Cishou Temple
• South Putuo Temple
• Wanfu Temple
• Xichan Temple (Fujian)
• Yongquan Temple (Fuzhou)

Gansu

• Dafo Temple (Zhangye)
• Labrang Monastery
• Ta'er Temple (Suoyang City)
• White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang

Guangdong

• Guangxiao Temple (Guangzhou)
• Hoi Tong Monastery
• Kaiyuan Temple (Chaozhou)
• Lingshan Temple (Shantou)
• Nanhua Temple
• Qingyun Temple (Guangdong)
• Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
• Yunmen Temple (Guangdong)

Guizhou

• Hongfu Temple (Guiyang)
• Qianming Temple

Hainan

• Nanshan Temple (Sanya)

Hebei

• Bailin Temple
• Geyuan Temple
• Iron Buddha Temple (Dongguang)
• Kaishan Temple
• Liaodi Pagoda
• Lingxiao Pagoda
• Linji Temple
• Longxing Monastery
• Pagoda of Bailin Temple
• Pagoda of Tiangong Temple
• Puning Temple (Hebei)
• Putuo Zongcheng Temple
• Xumi Pagoda

Henan

• Daxingguo Temple
• Fawang Temple
• Fragrant Mountain Temple at Longmen Grottoes
• Iron Pagoda
• Jidu Temple
• Jinshan Temple (Hebi)
• Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple
• Qizu Pagoda
  • Shaolin Monastery Songyue Pagoda
• White Horse Temple
• Xiangyan Temple
• Youguo Temple

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

• Five Pagoda Temple (Hohhot)

Hubei

• Guiyuan Temple
• Baotong Temple
• Iron Buddha Temple (Xiangfan)
• Wuying Pagoda
• Wuzu Temple

Hunan

• Baiyun Temple (Ningxiang)
• Fuyan Temple
• Grand Temple of Mount Heng
• Guangji Temple (Hunan)
• Kaifu Temple
• Lingsheng Temple
• Lushan Temple
• Miyin Temple
• Nantai Temple
• Puguang Temple (Zhangjiajie)
• Puji Temple (Ningxiang)
• Shangfeng Temple
  • Yunmen Temple (Hunan) Zhaoshan Temple
• Zhusheng Temple (Hunan)

Hong Kong

• Cham Shan Monastery
• Chi Lin Nunnery
• Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery
• Po Lin Monastery
• Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
• Tsing Shan Monastery
• Tsz Shan Monastery
• Tung Lin Kok Yuen
• Tung Po Tor Monastery

Jiangsu

• Chongshan Temple (Jiangsu)
• Daming Temple
• Dinghui Temple
• Gaomin Temple
• Guangjiao Temple (Nantong)
• Hanshan Temple
• Huiji Temple (Nanjing)
• Huqiu Tower
• Jiming Temple
• Jinshan Temple (Zhenjiang)
• Linggu Temple
• Lingyanshan Temple
• Longchang Temple
• Niushoushan
• Qingliang Temple (Changzhou)
• Qixia Temple
• Tianning Temple (Changzhou) (天宁宝塔) in Changzhou, which contains the tallest pagoda in the world. Height: 153.8m (504.6feet).
• Tiger Hill Pagoda
• Xingfu Temple (Changshu)
• Xiyuan Temple
• Yunyan Temple (Suzhou)

Jiangxi

• Donglin Temple
• Jingju Temple (Ji'an)
• Nengren Temple (Jiujiang)
• Puning Temple (Jiangxi)
• Zhenru Temple (Jiangxi)

Jilin

• Banruo Temple (Changchun)
• Dizang Temple (Changchun)
• Guanyin Ancient Temple

Liaoning

• Banruo Temple (Shenyang)
• Ci'en Temple (Liaoning)
• Fengguo Temple
• Guangji Temple (Jinzhou)
• Zhiyuan Temple (Panjin)

Macau

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

Ningxia

• Baisigou Square Pagoda
• Haibao Pagoda Temple
• Hongfo Pagoda
• One Hundred and Eight Stupas
• Pagoda of Chengtian Temple

Shaanxi

• Caotang Temple
• Daci'en Temple
• Daxingshan Temple
• Famen Temple
• Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
• Guangren Temple
• Jianfu Temple
• Jingye Temple
• Qinglong Temple (Xi'an)
• Shuilu'an Temple
• Small Wild Goose Pagoda
• Wolong Temple
• Xiangji Temple (Shaanxi)
• Xingjiao Temple

Shandong

• Four-gates pagoda
• Lingyan Temple (Jinan)
• Pizhi Pagoda
• Xingguo Temple (Jinan)
• Zhanshan Temple (Shandong)

Shanghai

• Baoshan Temple
• Chenxiang Pavilion
• Donglin Temple (Shanghai)
• Hongfu Temple (Shanghai)
• Jade Buddha Temple
• Jing'an Temple
• Longhua Temple
• Yuanming Jiangtang
• Zhenru Temple (Shanghai)

Shanxi

• Mount Wutai
  • Bishan Temple
  • Dailuoding
  • Foguang Temple
  • Great White Pagoda
  • Guangji Temple (Mount Wutai)
  • Guangzong Temple (Mount Wutai)
  • Guanhai Temple
  • Gufo Temple
  • Jifu Temple
  • Jile Temple
  • Jinge Temple
  • Longhua Temple
  • Luomuhou Temple
  • Mimi Temple
  • Nanchan Temple
  • Nanshan Temple (Mount Wutai)
  • Puhua Temple
  • Pusading
  • Qixian Temple (Mount Wutai)
  • Shifang Temple
  • Shouning Temple
  • Shuxiang Temple
  • Tayuan Temple
  • Wanfo Ge
  • Wenshu Temple (Mount Wutai)
  • Xiantong Temple
  • Yanshan Temple
  • Youguo Temple
  • Zhanshan Temple (Mount Wutai)
  • Zhenrong Temple
  • Zhulin Temple
  • Zunsheng Temple
• Chongshan Temple (Shanxi)
• Guangji Temple (Xinzhou)
• Huayan Temple (Datong)
• Iron Buddha Temple (Linfen)
• Iron Buddha Temple (Gaoping)
• Pagoda of Fogong Temple
• Puhua Temple
• Qifo Temple
• Shuanglin Temple
• The Hanging Temple
• Xuanzhong Temple
• Yanqing Temple
• Yuanzhao Temple
• Zhenguo Temple

Sichuan

• Mount Emei
  • Baoguo Temple (Mount Emei)
  • Fuhu Temple
  • Hongchunping Temple
  • Huazang Temple
  • Qingyin Pavilion
  • Wannian Temple
    • • Xixiang Chi Xianfeng Temple
• Bao'en Temple (Pingwu)
• Baoguang Temple
• Luohan Temple (Shifang)
• Qiongzhu Temple
• Wenshu Temple (Chengdu)
• Wuyou Temple
• Zhaojue Temple

Tianjin

• Guangji Temple (Tianjin)
• Temple of Great Compassion

Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang)

• Chokorgyel Monastery
• Dorje Drak
• Drepung Monastery
• Drongtse Monastery
• Dzogchen Monastery
• Ganden Monastery
  • Jokhang Monastery Kathok
• Khorzhak Monastery
• Menri Monastery
• Mindrolling Monastery
• Nechung
• Palpung Monastery
• Palyul
• Ralung Monastery
• Sakya Monastery
• Samding Monastery
• Samdrup Tarjayling
• Samye
• Sera Monastery
• Shechen Monastery
• Simbiling Monastery
• Surmang Monastery
• Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
• Tsi Nesar
• Tsurphu Monastery
• Yerpa
• Yundgrung Ling Monastery

Yunnan

• Chongshan Temple (Yunnan)
• Foguang Temple (Mangshi)
• Guangyun Temple
• Huating Temple
• Jinlong Temple
• Mange Temple
• Puti Temple
• Qiongzhu Temple
• Three Pagodas
• Tongwadian (Dali)
• Wuyun Temple (Mangshi)
• Yuantong Temple
• Zhusheng Temple (Yunnan)

Zhejiang

• Mount Putuo
  • Bukenqu Guanyin Temple
  • Huiji Temple (Mount Putuo)
  • Fayu Temple
  • Puji Temple
  • Baoguo Temple (Zhejiang)
• Dafo Temple (Xinchang)
• Guoqing Temple
• Iron Buddha Temple (Huzhou)
• Jingci Temple
• Jiangxin Temple
• Jingju Temple (Yiwu)
• Lingyin Temple
• Liuhe Pagoda
  • Mingjiao Temple (Zhejiang) Qita Temple
• Temple of King Ashoka
• Tiantong Temple
• Yanfu Temple (Wuyi County)

Grottoes

• Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
• Bingling Temple
• Dazu Rock Carvings
• Hidden Stream Temple Cave
• Kizil Caves
• Longmen Grottoes
• Middle Binyang Cave
• Mogao Caves
• Mount Emei
• Mount Xumi Grottoes
• Mutou Valley
• North Binyang Cave
• South Binyang Cave
• Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain
• Tuoshan
• Yungang Grottoes

Statues

• Jade Buddha Palace
• Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin in Longxing Temple
• Grand Buddha at Ling Shan
• Guanyin Statue of Hainan
• Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao
• Guan Yin of the South Sea
• Leshan Giant Buddha
• Ming bronze sculpture of Mount Sumeru in Beijing
• Maitreya Buddha at Bingling Temple
• Rongxian Buddha
• Spring Temple Buddha
• Statue of Kun Iam in Macau
• Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
• Tian Tan Buddha (The Big Buddha) in Hong Kong
• White marble Guanyin of Yinxian

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