The temple was introduced to the mainland from the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the development of Buddhism, and gradually developed and grew in the mainland, forming a unique Chinese characteristics of Buddhist culture and Buddhist temples, they are an inseparable part of Buddhist culture, but also the treasure of Chinese culture, what is the largest temple in China?
1. Nankai Zen Temple
Located in: the southeast corner of Runan County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province
Covers an area of more than 500 acres
Nanhai Zen Temple is one of the largest temples in China and even Asia, it was founded in the Song Dynasty, has a long history and profound Buddhist cultural heritage, with a total construction area of 560,000 square meters, is a national AAAA scenic spot, and is also one of the most famous temples in Henan.
2. Lingyin Temple
Located in: Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Covers an area of 87,000 square meters
Lingyin Temple is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is one of the most well-known temples in China, the five famous temples of Zen Buddhism, it was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, because of its beautiful scenery, ancient trees towering to the sky, quiet environment, antique characteristics, famous throughout the country, here is one of the representative temples of Zen Buddhism, but also the Buddhist holy place in the hearts of many tourists and believers.
3. Shaolin Temple
Located in: Zhengzhou City, Henan Province
Covers an area of 57,600 square meters
Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism and Chinese Kung Fu, it was built in 495 A.D., is one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China, and is also a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relics protection unit, where the scenery is beautiful, the Buddhist atmosphere is strong, since the construction has attracted many pilgrims to visit the local area, it is one of the most distinctive temples in China.
4. Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple
Located in: Minhou County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province
Covers an area of 1310 acres
Ten Thousand Buddha Temple is one of the largest temples in China, and it is also the holy place of Buddhism in Fuzhou, it was built in the Song Dynasty in the auspicious period, and later in the Ming Dynasty Chenghua to Wanli years and experienced two reconstructions, before it has the current scale, and now the local area has become one of the important landscapes of southeast tourism.
5. White Horse Temple
Located in: Baimasi Town, Qianhe Hui District, Luoyang City, Henan Province
Covers an area of 40,000 square meters
White Horse Temple is the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism, here is the first government-run temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China, China, Vietnam, North Korea, Japan and European and American countries "Shiyuan" and "Ancestral Garden", it is known as "the first temple in the world", with a high degree of internationalization, to now it is not only a super holy place for Buddhist believers, but also a tourist attraction loved by domestic and foreign tourists.
6. Famen Temple
Located in: Famen Town, Fufeng County, Baoji City, Shanxi Province
Covers an area of 30,000 square meters
Famen Temple was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in the Huan Ling period, is the royal temple of the Tang and Song dynasties, China's top ten famous temples, because the local enshrinement of the Buddha's finger bone relics, so here has become a famous Buddhist holy place, its underground palace even out of the rate of more than 2,000 pieces of Buddhist supreme treasures, so far the largest tower under the underground palace is here,.
7. Putuo Mountain
Located in: Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province
It covers an area of 12.5 square kilometers
Putuo Mountain is a famous Buddhist holy place in Zhejiang, one of the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism, and a famous Guanyin dojo in Buddhist culture, which is famous for the Guanyin Buddha of the South China Sea with a total height of 33 meters, and is known as the "Haitian Buddha Country" and "South China Sea Holy Land", which is one of the most famous Buddhist holy places in the world.
8, Jing'an Temple
Located in Jing'an District, Shanghai
Covers an area of 22,000 square meters
Jing'an Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Shanghai, it was first built in the Three Kingdoms Sun Wu Chiwu ten years, the temple has the famous paintings of the Bada Mountain People, the authentic works of Wen Zhengming, as one of the most important Buddhist centers in ancient China, there were a large number of tourists here to pay homage, until now it is still one of the famous attractions that many tourists go to check in.
9, Hanshan Temple
Located in: Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Covers an area of 13,000 square meters
Hanshan Temple was one of the top ten famous temples in China, it was famous for the poem "Fengqiao Night Park" during the Southern Dynasties, many literati and visitors have come here to remind them to take a souvenir, the famous four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming and others have come to play, there are many historic sites in the temple, there are stone inscriptions of Zhang Jishi, cold mountain, stone carvings and so on.
10, Daishoji Temple
Location: in the heart of Lhasa's old city
Covers an area of 25,000 square meters
Jokhang Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery built by the Tibetan king Songzang Gampo, it is known as the "Holy Land", it has a supreme position among Tibetan pilgrims and Tibetan Buddhism, where people can feel the rich religious atmosphere and unique Tibetan culture.