China National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area
The National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area list was released on 9 April 1983 by the State Council of China. The list covers 142 Buddhist Temples in China.
Below is the 22 Temples visited.
The Buddhist temple was first built during the Jin Dynasty and expanded by successive dynasties. The Buddhist Association of China is located in the temple.
A National Historical and Cultural Site.
Walking distance from Xishi Station, Line 2.
Era:
Location: Xicheng District
Province: Beijing Municipality
Yonghe Temple
Region: North China
Province: Beijing Municipality
Yonghe Temple
A Tibetan Buddhism temple. One of the highlight is a 26m Buddha statue carved from a single sandalwood.
Era:
Location: Xicheng District
Province: Beijing Municipality
Puning Temple
Region: North China
Province: Hebei Province
Puning Temple
This Buddhist temple, built in 1755, was designed with both chinese and tibetan architectural styles.The front section of the temple has traditional Chinese temple architectural designs while the back section has Tibetan temple designs.
Era:
City: Chengde City
Province: Hebei Province
Linjin Temple
Region: North China
Province: Hebei Province
Linjin Temple
Era:
City: Zhengding County Shijiazhuang Prefecture
Province: Hebei Province
Xiantong Temple
Region: North China
Province: Shanxi Province
Xiantong Temple
Era:
City: Mount Wutai
Province: Shanxi Province
Jade Buddha Temple
Region: East China
Province: Shanghai Municipality
Jade Buddha Temple
The temple was built in 1882 and has 2 pieces of Buddha statues craved from Burma jade.
Era:
District: Jingan
Province: Shanghai Municipality
Jingan Temple
Region: East China
Province: Shanghai Municipality
Jingan Temple
An ancient temple bulit in 247 AD and shifted to current location in 1216AD during the Northern Song Dynasty.