Temples by Location
Here's a list of temples (the same as the one here) but rearranged by location. The list is alphabetical by province/municipality, then by city within each. To see the temples trip-by-trip, look here.
Be sure to see the notes at the bottom.
See also a map of provinces visited.
Click a province below to skip down to the temples visited there.
Click a province below to skip down to the temples visited there.
Note that some places have not yet been visited.
Also, the following areas of China are not traditionally dominated by the Han ethnic majority, or lie outside of the Mainland, and therefore were not included on the list of 142 Key Temples:
Gansu, Hainan, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Macau, Qinghai, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang
Also, the following areas of China are not traditionally dominated by the Han ethnic majority, or lie outside of the Mainland, and therefore were not included on the list of 142 Key Temples:
Gansu, Hainan, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Macau, Qinghai, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang
Anhui
Anqing: Yingjiang Si (迎江寺)*
Anqing Qianshan Xian: Qianyuanchan Si (乾元禅寺)*
Anqing Yuexi Xian (Dianqian): Erzu Si (二祖寺)
Chuzhou: Langya Si (琅琊寺)*
Hefei: Mingjiao Si (明教寺)*
Jiuhua Shan: Baisui Gong (百岁宫)*
Jiuhua Shan: Ganlu Si (甘露寺)*
Jiuhua Shan: Huacheng Si (化城寺)*
Jiuhua Shan: Huiju Si (慧居寺)*
Jiuhua Shan: Roushen Dian (肉身殿)*
Jiuhua Shan: Shangchan Tang (上禅堂)*
Jiuhua Shan: Tiantai Si (天台寺)*
Jiuhua Shan: Zhantan Lin (旃檀林)*
Jiuhua Shan: Zhiyuan Si (祗园寺)*
Jiuhua Shan (Baisui Gong area): Feilai Guaynin Feng (飞来观音峰)
Jiuhua Shan (Baisui Gong area): Long An (龙庵)
Jiuhua Shan (Baisui Gong area): Tianchi An (天池庵)
Jiuhua Shan (Baisui Gong area): Tonghui Chan Lin (通慧禅林)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Changsheng Gudong (长生古洞)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Chaoyang An (朝陽庵)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Cuiyun An (翠云庵)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Fuxing An (复兴庵)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Guanyin Feng (观音峰)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Jixiang Si (吉祥寺)
Jiuhua Shan (Tiantai area): Tianqiao Si (天橋寺)
Wuhu: Guangji Si (广济寺)*
Beijing^
Fayuan Si (法源寺)*
Foya Shili Ta (佛牙舍利塔)* at Lingguang Si (灵光寺) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Guanghua Si (广化寺)*
Guangji Si (广济寺)*
Tongjiao Si (通教寺)*
Xihuang Si (西黄寺)*
Yonghe Gong (雍和宫)*
Baozhu Dong (宝珠洞) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Chang'an Si (长安寺) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Dabei Si (大悲寺) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Longquan An (龙泉庵) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Sanshan An (三山庵) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Xiangjie Si (香界寺) in Badachu Park (八大处公园)
Zhihua Si (智化寺)
Chongqing^
Chongqing Dazu Xian: Baoding Shan Grottoes (宝顶山石窟)
Chongqing Dazu Xian: Bei Shan Grottoes (北山石窟)
Chongqing Liangping Xian: Shuanggui Tang (双桂堂)*
Chongqing: Ciyun Si (慈云寺)*
Chongqing: Luohan Si (罗汉寺)*
Fujian
Fu'an: Qiyun Si (栖云寺)
Fu'an: Tiantang Si (天堂寺)
Fu'an: Zhongde Chan Si (种德禅寺)
Fuzhou (Fuqing): Wanfu Si (万福寺)*
Fuzhou (Minhou Xian): Xuefeng Chongsheng Si (雪峰崇圣寺)*
Fuzhou: Dizang Si (地藏寺)*
Fuzhou: Linyang Si (林阳寺)*
Fuzhou: Xichan Si (西禅寺)*
Fuzhou: Yongquan Si (涌泉寺)*
Jinjiang: Longshan Si (龙山寺)*
Ningde: Dizang Si (地藏寺)
Ningde: Huayan Si (华严寺)*
Ningde: Konghai Memorial Hall (空海大师纪念堂)
Ningde: Linfeng Si (灵峰寺)
Ningde: Shuiyun Si (水云寺)
Ningde: Xiangshan Si (香山寺)
Ningde: Zhiti Huayan Si (支提华严寺)*
Putian: Guanghua Si (广化寺)*
Putian: Guangxiao Si (光孝寺)*
Putian: Nan Shaolin Si (南少林寺)
Putian: Nangshan Cishou Si (囊山慈寿寺)*
Quanzhou: Kaiyuan Si (开元寺)*
Xiamen: Nanputuo Si (南普陀寺)*
Zhangzhou: Nanshan Si (南山寺)*
Guangdong
Chaozhou: Kaiyuan Si (开元寺)*
Guangzhou: Liurong Si (六榕寺)*
Guangzhou: Dafo Si (大佛寺)
Guangzhou: Guangxiao Si (光孝寺)
Guangzhou: Haizhuang Si (海幢寺)
Guangzhou: Hualin Si (华林禅寺)
Guangzhou: Huayan Si (华严寺)
Lechang (Shaoguan): Gufo Dongtian (古佛洞天)
Ruyuan (Shaoguan): Yunmen Si (云门寺)*
Shantou, Chaoyangqu: Lingshan Si (灵山寺)*
Shaoguan: Nanhua Si (南华寺)*
Shaoguan: Biechuan Si (别传寺)
Shaoguan: Dajian Chan Si (大鉴禅寺)
Shaoguan: Refuge Rock (避難石)
Shaoguan: Wujin An (无尽庵)
Shaoguan: Yuehua Si (月华寺)
Shaoguan: Zhaoyin Si (招隱寺)
Shenzhen (Futian): Buddhist Center
Shenzhen (Dapeng): Dongshan Si (东山寺)
Shenzhen (Fuyong): Fenghuang Shan (凤凰山)
Shenzhen (Dapeng): Guanyin Shan (观音山)
Shenzhen (Guanlan): Guanyin Si (观音寺)
Shenzhen (Shajing): Guanyin Si
Shenzhen (Luohu): Hongfa Si (弘法寺)
Shenzhen (Shiyan): Hongyuan Si (弘源寺)
Shenzhen (Luohu): Lingshan Fosi (灵山佛寺) (destroyed)
Shenzhen (Fuyong): Longwang Si (龙王寺)
Shenzhen (Longgang): Longxing Si (龙兴寺)
Shenzhen (Luohu): Luohu Buddhist Association (罗湖区佛教协会)
Shenzhen (Luohu): Wanfo Chan Si (万佛禅寺)
Shenzhen (Xili): Xili Ta (西丽塔) and small temple
Xinxing (Zhaoqing): Guo'en Si (国恩寺)
Xinxing (Zhaoqing): Huineng's Birthplace (六祖村)
Zhaoqing: Mei An (梅庵)
Zhaoqing: Qingyun Si (庆云寺)*
Guangxi
Not visited yet.
Guizhou
Not visited yet.
Hebei
Chengde: Puning Si (普宁寺)*
Chengde: Guangyuan Si (广缘寺)
Chengde: Luohan Tang (罗汉堂)
Chengde: Putuozongcheng Miao (普陀宗乘之庙)
Chengde: Puyou Si (普佑寺)
Chengde: Shuxiang Si (殊像寺)
Chengde: Xumifushou Miao (须弥福寿之庙)
Chengde: Yongyou Si Pagoda (永佑寺塔)
Zhaoxian (Shijiazhuang): Anji Bridge (安济桥) see Zhaozhou Bridge
Zhaoxian (Shijiazhuang): Bailin Si (柏林寺)
Zhaoxian (Shijiazhuang): Zhaozhou Bridge (赵州桥)
Zhengding (Shijiazhuang): Linjita Yuan (临济塔院)*
Zhengding (Shijiazhuang): Longxing Si (隆兴寺)
Zhengding (Shijiazhuang): Guanghui Si, Hua Pagoda (广惠寺, 花塔)
Zhengding (Shijiazhuang): Kaiyuan Si, Xumi Pagoda (开元寺, 须弥塔)
Zhengding (Shijiazhuang): Tianning Si, Lingxiao Pagoda (天宁寺, 凌霄塔)
Heilongjiang
Harbin: Jile Si (极乐寺)*
Henan
Dengfeng: Shaolin Si (少林寺)*
Luoyang: Baima Si (白马寺)*
Luoyang: Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟)
Luoyang: Qiyun Tayuan (齐云塔)
Luoyang: Xiangshan Si (香山寺)
Luoyang: Yongning Si (永寧寺) (pagoda remains)
Hubei
Dangyang: Yuquan Si (玉泉寺)*
Huangmei (Huanggang): Wuzu Si (五祖寺)*
Wuhan: Baotong Si (宝通寺)*
Wuhan: Guiyuan Si (归元寺)*
Hunan
Changsha: Kaifu Si (开福寺)*
Changsha: Lushan Si (麓山寺)*
Nanyue: Fuyan Si (福严寺)*
Nanyue: Nantai Si (南台寺)*
Nanyue: Shangfeng Si (上封寺)*
Nanyue: Zhusheng Si (祝圣寺)*
Jiangsu
Changshu: Yushan Xingfu Si (虞山兴福寺)*
Changzhou: Tianning Si (天宁寺)*
Jurong: Longchang Si (隆昌寺)*
Nanjing: Linggu Si (灵谷寺)*
Nanjing: Qixia Si (栖霞寺)*
Nantong: Guangjiao Si (广教寺)*
Suzhou: Hanshan Si (寒山寺)*
Suzhou: Lingyanshan Si (灵岩山寺)*
Suzhou: Xiyuan Jiechuang Si (西园戒幢寺)*
Wuxi: Kaiyuan Si (开元寺)
Wuxi: Lingshan Buddhist Scenic Spot (灵山胜境)
Yangzhou: Daming Si (大明寺)*
Yangzhou: Gaomin Si (高旻寺)*
Yangzhou: Fahai Si (法海寺)
Yangzhou: Jingzhong Si (旌忠寺)
Yangzhou: Master Hsingyun's Home
Yangzhou: Shita see Mulan Yuan Si
Yangzhou: Mulan Yuan Si: Shita (木兰院: 石塔)
Yangzhou: Wenfeng Si (文峰寺)
Yangzhou: Xifang Si (former) (西方寺)
Yangzhou: Xingshan Si (兴善寺)
Yangzhou: Yuansheng Si (愿生寺)
Yangzhou: Zhituo Lin (祗陀林)
Yangzhou: Zhuxi Si (remains) (竹西寺)
Zhenjiang: Jiaoshan Dinghui Si (焦山定慧寺)*
Zhenjiang: Jinshan Jiangtian Si (金山江天寺)*
Jiangxi
Jiujiang: Donglin Si (东林寺)*
Jiujiang: Nengren Si (能仁寺)*
Ji'an: Jingju Si (净居寺)*
Yongxiu (Jiujiang): Zhenru Si (真如寺)*
Jilin
Changchun: Boruo Si (般若寺)*
Changchun: Dizang Si (地藏寺)*
Jilin: Guanyin Gu Cha (观音古刹)*
Liaoning
Shenyang: Boruo Si (般若寺)*
Shenyang: Ci'en Si (慈恩寺)*
Shenyang: Dafo Si (大佛寺)
Ningxia
Yinchuan: Haibaota Si (海宝塔寺)*
Shaanxi
Xi'an: Caotang Si (草堂寺)*
Xi'an: Dayan Ta see Daci'en Si*
Xi'an: Daci'en Si (大慈恩寺)*
Xi'an: Daxingshan Si (大兴善寺)*
Xi'an: Guangren Si (广仁寺)*
Xi'an: Jingye Si (净业寺)*
Xi'an: Wolong Si (卧龙寺)*
Xi'an: Xiangji Si (香积寺)*
Xi'an: Xingjiao Si (兴教寺)*
Xi'an: Dajianfu Si: Xiaoyan Ta (大荐福寺: 小雁塔)
Xi'an: Famen Si (法门寺)
Xi'an: Huayan Si (华严寺)
Xi'an: Qinglong Si (清龙寺)
Xi'an: Dajianfu Si: Xiaoyan Ta (大荐福寺: 小雁塔)
Xi'an: Xiaoyan Ta see Dajianfu Si
Xi'an: Ximing Si (西明寺)
Shandong
Jinan: Xingguo Chan Si (兴国禅寺)*
Jining: Chongde Si (崇德寺)
Qingdao: Zhanshan Si (湛山寺)*
Shanghai^
Chenxiang Ge (沉香阁)*
Jing'an Si (静安寺)*
Longhua Si (龙华寺)*
Yuanming Jiangtang (圆明讲堂)*
Yufo Si (玉佛寺)*
Shanxi
Datong: Shang Huayan Si (上华严寺)*
Datong: Shanhua Si (善化寺)
Datong: Xuankong Si (悬空寺)
Datong: Yingxian Mu Ta (应县木塔)
Datong: Yuantong Si (圆通寺)
Datong: Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟)
Jiaochengxian: Xuanzhong Si (玄中寺)*
Taiyuan: Chongshan Si (崇善寺)*
Taiyuan: Shaungta, Yongzuo Si (双塔, 永祚寺)
Wutaishan: Bishan Si (碧山寺)*
Wutaishan: Dailuo Ding (黛螺顶)*
Wutaishan: Guangzong Si (广宗寺)*
Wutaishan: Guanyin Dong (观音洞)*
Wutaishan: Jinge Si (金阁寺)*
Wutaishan: Luohou Si (罗喉寺)*
Wutaishan: Pusa Ding (菩萨顶)*
Wutaishan: Shifang Tang (十方堂)*
Wutaishan: Shuxiang Si (殊像寺)*
Wutaishan: Tayuan Si (塔院寺)*
Wutaishan: Xiantong Si (显通寺)*
Wutaishan: Prajna Spring (般若泉)
Wutaishan: Yuanzhao Si (圆照寺)
Sichuan
Chengdu: Baoguang Si (宝光寺)*
Chengdu: Wenshu Yuan (文殊院)*
Chengdu: Zhaojue Si (昭觉寺)*
Leshan: Wuyou Si (乌尤寺)*
Leshan: Giant Buddha (大佛)
Tianjin^
Tianjin: Dabei Yuan (大悲院)*
Yunnan
Kunming: Huating Si (华亭寺)*
Kunming: Qiongzhu Si (筇竹寺)*
Kunming: Yuantong Si (圆通寺)*
Kunming: Dade Si Twin Pagodas (大德寺雙塔)
Kunming: East and West Temple Pagodas (东寺塔与西寺塔)
Zhejiang
Hangzhou: Jingci Si (净慈寺)* (article)
Hangzhou: Lingyin Si (灵隐寺)* (article)
Ningbo: Ayuwang Si (阿育王寺)* (a sort of article)
Ningbo: Qita Si (七塔寺)*
Ningbo: Tiantong Si (天童寺)*
Putuo Shan: Fayu Si (法雨寺)*
Putuo Shan: Huiji Si (慧济寺)*
Putuo Shan: Puji Si (普济寺)*
Putuo Shan: Bukenqu Guanyin Yuan (不肯去观音院) (article)
Putuo Shan: Daguanpeng Si: Nantianmen (大觀蓬寺: 南天門)
Putuo Shan: Nanhai Guanyin (南海观音) (article)
Putuo Shan: Nantianmen see Daguanpeng Si
Putuo Shan: Xifang Jingyuan (西方净苑) (article)
Putuo Shan: Zizhu Lin (紫竹林) (article)
Tiantai (Taizhou): Fangguangsi (方广寺)*
Tiantai (Taizhou): Gaomingsi (高明寺)*
Tiantai (Taizhou): Guoqingsi (国清寺)*
Tiantai (Taizhou): Zhizhe Tayuan (智者塔园)
Xinchang (Shaoxing): Dafosi (大佛寺)*
Wenzhou: Jiangxinsi (江心寺)*
Notes
*Indicates one of the 142 Temples
(unofficial) Indicates temples visited before I started the formal pilgrimage
^Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin are "direct-controlled municipalities," also called "provincial-level cities"; as such, though called "cities," they are not located within any province. Americans might think of Washington, D.C., a city which is somewhat equivalent to a state.
Updated 10/2012