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Located in the southwestern part of Chongwen District in the city area, Temple of Heaven was first built in 1420, in the Ming Dynasty. It was where the emperor came every winter solstice to worship the god of heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest.

Yonghe Lama Temple in Beijing

Built initially in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty, Yonghe Lama Temple was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. It is the largest and most perfectly preserved Lama temple in Han China.

The Hanging Temple in Shanxi

Seventy kilometers southeast of Datong and 5km south of Hunyuan, the Hanging Temple is Heng Shan's most impressive building. A temple clinging perilously halfway up the side of a sheer cliff face, it is propped up on long wooden stilts anchored to ledges.

Jinci Temple in Shanxi

Located 25 kilometers (16 miles) to the southeast of downtown Taiyuan City, Jinci Temple is a combination of historical cultural relics and beautiful landscapes.

Shaolin Temple in Henan

The Shaolin Temple is a Chan Buddhist temple at Song Shan in Henan Province. Many Westerners know of the Shaolin Temple primarily as the home of a martial arts form called Kung Fu. But Bodhidharma also made it the birthplace of a school of Buddism known as Zen (Chan in Chinese).

White Horse Temple in Henan

White Horse Temple (Baima Temple) is located 12 km away from Luoyang City. Established by the Han Dynasty in 68 AD when Buddhism started to spread, this temple is believe to be the first Buddhist temple built by the government in China.

Confucius Temple in Shandong

The temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and educator of the 6th centuries B.C., are located at Qufu, in Shandong Province.

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