Touted as the single most important temple in southern China, the Grand Temple houses eight Taoist monasteries on its eastern side, and eight Buddhist temples on the west, while the central axis ...

With the introduction of Buddhism into China after the Qin Dynasty ... A bell is struck at a Buddhist or Taoist temple to draw the devotion of worshippers and the awe of ghosts and gods." ...

based on the philosophy of Lao Zi (traditionally said to be born in 604 B.C.) and his work, the Dao De Jing (Classic of the Way and Virtue). China now has more than 1,500 Taoist temples.

In Datong's Hunyuan county, the towering Hengshan Mountain cradles the Xuankong Temple, or the Hanging Temple, which appears delicately suspended against a nearly vertical cliff face, as if supported ...

A TOTAL of 35 statues from Fujian, China, will be installed at the Hean Boo Thean Temple in Weld Quay, Penang, to complement the makeover of the Taoist floating temple, The statues of two generals ...