Religious Places

The Masjid Agung Demak, the oldest continually active mosque on the island of Java, is one of the best representative structures of early Islam in Aus… Read the rest

A-Ma Temple is a Taoist temple, built in 1488. It is possible that this temple gave its name to Macao.It might be the oldest building in Macau –… Read the rest

The Ming Tombs represent the imperial cemetery region where the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty were buried. In a carefully selected site, according… Read the rest

Temple of Heaven is located in the south-east of the Forbidden City. It covers an area of 273 hectares which is four times larger than the Forbidden C… Read the rest

Dazu, located in the west suburb of Chongqing City, is famous worldwide as the Home of Rock Carving. It is a wonderful land. Dazu Rock Carvings is 160… Read the rest

Norbulingka means Jewel Garden. First built in 1751, it borrowed architectural style from the inland areas of China while maintaining local ethnic and… Read the rest

Yungang Grottoes located in the south of Wuzhou mountain north bank of Ten-Mile River. It is about 16 kilometers to the southwest of Datong in Shanxi… Read the rest

Hanshan Temple (Hanshan si) is located in Maple Bridge Town (Fengqiao) in the west outskirts of Suzhou, and used to be one of the ten most famous temp… Read the rest

The Mausoleum of Emperor Qing Shi Huang is situated at the foot of Mount Li and 2 km west of the Terracotta Army. It is the largest preserved undergro… Read the rest

Ramoche Monastery is located in the northwest of Lhasa, covering a total area of 4000 square meters. The original complex was first built by Han Chine… Read the rest