Religious Places

The Chapel of Skulls The skulls and leg bones of over 3,000 victims of wars and plagues cover the walls and ceiling, and a crypt below, accessible t… Read the rest

Huashan Teahouse A sacred mountaintop temple offers a damn fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey. The teahouse is one of the man… Read the rest

Yungang Grottoes, one of the three major cave clusters in China, punctuate the north cliff of Wuzhou Mountain, Datong. The area was excavated along th… Read the rest

Mt. Hengshan, one of the most famous ‘Five Sacred Mountains (Wu Yue)’ in China, is located about 62 kilometers south to Datong City of Sha… Read the rest

Located in Yingxian County, and about 70 kilometers south of Datong, the Wooden Pagoda is the oldest and highest wooden structure in China. It is rega… Read the rest

The Huayan Monastery complex is located on Daxi Street on the south western side of Datong City.Temple containing a library of some 18,000 volumes of… Read the rest

Wong Tai Sin Temple, a Taoist temple established in 1921, is one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong. It is also renowned among overseas Chinese i… Read the rest

Bust of St. Matteo The Evangelist is represented as a mature man with a full beard, dressed in clothes very articulate and richly decorated, while h… Read the rest

Stunning images of Seda Monastery, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist school, capture the elegance of a holy place lost in a sea of tiny red h… Read the rest

Hallgrímskirkja church is Reykjavík’s main landmark and its tower can be seen from almost everywhere in the city.It was designed by Guðjón Samúe… Read the rest