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The temple complex island is linked to the north bank of the Yangtze, by a bridge. The island continues to be a tourist attraction, with many cruise ships halting for tours at Fengjie. [citation needed] Baidi is also known as the "City of Poems", because so many poets such as Li Bai wrote about it (see: "Departing from Baidi in the Morning"). [4]
Temples of City God (城隍廟), which worships the patron God of a village, town or a city. Smaller household shrines or votive niche, such as the worship of Zaoshen and Caishen . Gōng ( 宮 ), meaning " palace " is a term used for a templar complex of multiple buildings, while yuàn ( 院 ), meaning "institution," is a generic term meaning ...
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. Chongshan Temple (Shanxi) Huayan Temple (Datong) Pagoda of Fogong Temple; Puhua Temple; Qifo Temple; Shuanglin Temple; The Hanging Temple; Xuanzhong Temple; Yanqing Temple ...
Syriac text at the bottom of the stele: "In the year of the Greeks one thousand and ninety-two, the Lord Yazedbuzid, Priest and Vicar-episcopal of Cumdan the royal city, son of the enlightened Mailas, Priest of Balach a city of Turkestan, set up this tablet, whereon is inscribed the Dispensation of our Redeemer, and the preaching of the apostolic missionaries to the King of China.
The Cross Temple (Chinese: 十字寺; pinyin: Shízì sì) [a] is a former place of worship in Fangshan, Beijing. The temple was used during different periods by Buddhists and early Chinese Christians. Though it was originally built as a Buddhist temple, some scholars hypothesise that it saw Christian use during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
This is the list of cathedrals in China sorted by original denomination. St. Dominic's Cathedral in Fuzhou Sacred Heart Cathedral (Seksat Church) in Guangzhou . Sacred Heart Cathedral in Jinan .
City God Temple of Beijing: Beijing: Capital Wen Tianxiang, Yang Jiaoshan: Rear court room remained [1] City God Temple of Guangzhou: Guangzhou, Guangdong: Capital Liu Yan: Hai Rui, Yang Jiaoshan [2] City God Temple of Hangzhou: Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Provincial Zhou Xin [3] City God Temple of Hefei: Hefei, Anhui: Prefectural Sun Jue [4] City God ...
Plan of the Temple of Confucius. The temple complex is among the largest in China, it covers an area of 16,000 square metres and has a total of 460 rooms. Because the last major redesign following the fire in 1499 took place shortly after the building of the Forbidden City in the Ming dynasty, the architecture of the Temple of Confucius resembles that of the Forbidden City in many ways.