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The Shenzhen Daily Series (extended)

_In December of 2011, I began a column for the Shenzhen Daily which features one temple a week (usually). When I write those articles, the first version is sometimes too long. So here I'm publishing the "original" form, along with added links, photos, and maps.

The "SZD" link leads to the version in the online ShenZhen Daily. Numbers in [brackets] indicate my count up to the total 142 Key Temples; items with no bracketed numbers are not on the list. (This was updated September of 2013)
  • Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou [1]  (SZD)
  • Jingci Temple, Hangzhou [2] (SZD)
  • Nanhai Guanyin Area, Putuoshan (SZD)
  • Huiji Temple, Putuoshan [3] (SZD)
  • Puji Temple, Putuoshan [4] (SZD)
  • Fayu Temple, Putuoshan [5] (SZD)
  • Nantian Men, Putuoshan (SZD)
  • Tiantong Temple, Ningbo [6] (SZD)
  • Ayuwang Temple, Ningbo [7] (SZD)
  • Qita Temple, Ningbo [8] (SZD)
  • Chenxiang Pavilion, Shanghai [9] (SZD)
  • Longhua Temple, Shanghai [10] (SZD)
  • Yuanming Lecture Hall, Shanghai [11] (SZD)
  • Jing'an Temple, Shanghai [12] (SZD)
  • Yufo Temple, Shanghai [13] (SZD)
  • The Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi'an (SZD)
  • Guangren Temple, Xi'an [14] (SZD)
  • Wolong Temple, Xi'an [15] (SZD)
  • Daxingshan Temple, Xi'an [16] (SZD)
  • Daci'en Temple, Xi'an [17] (SZD)
  • The Home of Confucius, Qufu (SZD)
  • Xingguo Chan Temple, Jinan [18] (SZD)
  • Wenshu Yuan, Chengdu [19] (SZD)
  • Zhaojue Temple, Chengdu [20] (SZD)
  • Wuyou Temple, Chengdu [21] (SZD)
  • Baoguang Temple, Chengdu [22] (SZD)
  • Guangji Temple, Wuhu, Anhui [23] (SZD)
  • Mingjiao Temple, Hefei, Anhui [24] (SZD)
  • Langya Temple, Chuzhou, Anhui [25] (SZD)
  • Qixia Temple, Nanjing [26] (SZD)
  • Linggu Temple, Nanjing [27] (SZD)
  • Jinshan Jiangtian Temple, Zhenjiang [28] (SZD)
  • Longchang Temple, Zhenjiang [29] (SZD)
  • Jiaoshan Dinghui Temple, Zhenjiang [30] (SZD)
  • Gaoming Temple, Yangzhou, and Master Hsing Yun's home [31] (SZD)
  • Daming Temple, Yangzhou [32] (SZD)
  • Tianning Temple, Changzhou, Jiangsu [33] (SZD)
  • Guangjiao Temple, Nantong, Jiangsu [34] (SZD)
  • Xi Yuan, Suzhou [35] (SZD)
  • Yushan Xingfu Temple, Changshu, Jiangsu [36] (SZD)
  • Lingyanshan Temple, Suzhou [37] (SZD)
  • Hanshan Temple, Suzhou [38] (SZD)
  • Xingjiao Temple, Xi'an [39] (SZD)
  • Huayan Temple, Xi'an (SZD)
  • Jingye Temple, Xi'an [40] (SZD)
  • Caotang Temple, Xi'an [41] (SZD)
  • Xiangji Temple, Xi'an [42] (SZD)
  • Famen Temple, Xi'an (SZD)
  • Qinglong Temple, Ximing Temple, Xiaoyanta, Xi'an (SZD)
  • Haibaota Temple, Ningxia [43] (SZD)
  • Liurong Temple, Guangzhou [44] (SZD)
  • Guangxiao Temple, Guangzhou (SZD)
  • Changshou Temple, Hualin Temple, Guangzhou (SZD)
  • Haizhuang Temple, Guangzhou (SZD)
  • Dafo Temple, Guangzhou (SZD)
  • Old Guangzhou (SZD)
  • Qiongzhu Temple, Kunming [45] (SZD)
  • Huating Temple, Kunming [46] (SZD)
  • Yuantong Temple, Kunming [47] (SZD)
  • Shilita, Beijing [48] (SZD)
  • Sanshan An, Baozhu Cave, Beijing (SZD)
  • Three Temples in Badachu Park, Beijing (SZD)
  • Tongjiao Temple, Beijing [49] (SZD)
  • Xihuang Temple, Beijing [50] (SZD)
  • Guanghua Temple, Beijing [51] (SZD)
  • Guangji Temple, Beijing [52] (SZD)
  • Fayuan Temple, Beijing [53] (SZD)
  • Yonghegong, Beijing [54] (SZD)
  • Dabei Temple, Tianjin [55] (SZD)
  • Temple of Heaven, Beijing (SZD)
  • Zhihua Temple, Beijing (SZD)
  • Jile Temple, Haerbin [56] (SZD)
  • Two Temples in Changchun (Dizang Temple and Banruo Temple) [57, 58] (SZD)
  • Guanyin Gucha, Jilin [59] (SZD)
  • Bore (or Banruo) Temple, Shenyang [60] (SZD)
  • Ci'en and Dafo Temples, Shenyang [61] (SZD)
  • Puning and Puyou Temples,  Chengde [62] (SZD)
  • Temples in Chengde (SZD)
  • Pagodas of Zhengding, Hebei [63] (SZD)
  • Zhanshan Temple, Qingdao [64] (SZD)
  • Dafo Temple, Xinchang, Zhejiang [65] (SZD)
  • Guoqing Temple, Mt. Tiantai [66] (SZD)
  • Fangguang Temple, Mt. Tiantai [67] (SZD)
  • Gaoming Temple and Zhizhe Tayuan, Mt. Tiantai [68] (SZD)
  • Jiangxin Temple, Wenzhou [69] (SZD)
  • Dizang Temple, Fuzhou [70] (SZD)
  • Xuefeng Chongsheng Temple, Fuzhou [71] (SZD)
  • Linyang Temple, Fuzhou [72] (SZD)
  • Xichan  Temple, Fuzhou [73] (SZD) 
  • Huayan Temple, Ningde [74] (SZD)
  • Temples in Fu’an (SZD)
  • Yongquan Temple, Fuzhou [75] (SZD)
  • Wanfu Temple, Fuqing [76] (SZD)
  • Cishou Temple, Putian, Fujian [77] (SZD)
  • Guanghua Temple, Putian, Fujian [78] (SZD)
  • Guangxiao (Meifeng) Temple, Putian, Fujian [79] (SZD)

Other Articles

The SACS Newsletter Series

In November, 2011, I started a bi-monthly series of articles for the Shenzhen Asia Culture Society (SACS) Newsletter. If those go online, I'll provide a link. If not, I'll try to format and post them here.

  • Harbin's Temple of Bliss (Jile Si) - (Winter 2011-2012)
  • A Tale of Two Temples: The Temple(s) of Unlimited Fortune (Huangbo Wanfu Si, Putian, Fujian; and Obakusan Mampuku Ji, Uji, Japan) - (Spring 2012)
  • The Birthplace of Chinese Buddhism: White Horse Temple, Luoyang - (Summer 2012)
_Shenzhen Daily "Buddhist Pilgrimage" Series

Just after my first "pilgrim summer" (2009), I did a short series of articles for the Shenzhen Daily.  Here they are:

_Shenzhen Daily "Taoist Temples" Series

Near the same time, I did some articles on Taoist temples in south China, too:

Others

I've published in a few local magazines.

  • "The Bones of the Buddha" (about a visit to Ayuwang Temple, Ningbo), was published in the online magazine Baicai. This was reprinted in modified form in the Winter 2010-2011 SACS Newsletter. As Baicai is now defunct, I have now republished a slightly-amended version on this site.)
  • "Chinese Pilgrimage: Putuoshan" (a rehash); scroll down. A PDF file of the Hsilai Temple Magazine; scroll down to find my article.
  • "Discovering Temples in Shenzhen" a 2006 article for Yantian Container Terminal's "Time & Tides" magazine. It was butchered a bit, but you can still glean something from it. It's a slow PDF download; then scroll down to the magazine's page 42 (or enter page 44 in the PDF interface). Included are text and pictures from Hong Fa Temple in Fairy Lake, Luohu; the Tian Hou Gong in Chiwan, Nanshan; and Guan Di Miao, Xin'an Ancient City, Nanshan.

_Shenzhen Daily "One Day in Shenzhen" Series

I wrote a travel column about Shenzhen for the Shenzhen Daily for nearly two years. Many of those articles are about temples in Shenzhen. Here's a list:

  • Art Museums in OCT (link)
  • Bao'an Labor Museum (link)
  • Beidi Temple, Xixiang (link)
  • Book Browsing (link)
  • Book City (Central) (link)
  • Central Park and Bijia Shan (link)
  • China Merchant Group Historical Museum (link)
  • Chiwan Left Fort (link)
  • Crane Lake Hakka House (link)
  • Cuizhu Park (link)
  • Curio World (link)
  • Da Shahe Park (link)
  • Dafen Village (link)
  • Dameisha and Beyond (link)
  • Dapeng Fortress (link)
  • Donghu Park and Shenzhen Art Museum (link)
  • European City (link)
  • Evergreen Resort (link)
  • Fairy Lake Park (link)
  • A Gathering of Heroes (Zhongshan Park) (link)
  • Guan Shanyue Art Museum (link)
  • Guangming Farm (link)
  • Guanlan Market (link)
  • Guanyin Temple, Shajing (link)
  • Hakka Houses in Longgang (link)
  • Hidden Xin'an Ancient City (link)
  • Hongfa Temple (link)
  • Hongyuan Temple, Shiyan (link)
  • Huaguang Temple, Nanshan (link)
  • Huang Family Temple, Shangsha (link)
  • Kingkey Banner Center (link)
  • Lianhua Shan Park (link)
  • Longmu Temple and Huang Family Temple, Shang Meilin (link)
  • Luohu Commercial City (link)
  • Mangrove Park (link)
  • Maosheng Residence, Henggang (link)
  • Meilin Park (link)
  • Meridian Viewing Center (Diwang Building View Deck) (link)
  • Minsk World (link)
  • OCT Monorail (link)
  • Old Dongmen: The Zhang Ancestral Hall and Siyue Library (link)
  • Old Nanshan: A Mazu Temple and Chun Niu Tang (link)
  • One Day in Shenzhen (link)
  • Phoenix Mountain in Bao'an (link)
  • Runner's Paradises (link)
  • The Shekou Metro Line (link)
  • Shekou Sea World (link)
  • Shennan Thoroughfare (link)
  • Shenzhen Airport (link)
  • Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (link)
  • Shenzhen Museum (New Hall=History) (link)
  • Shenzhen Museum (Old Hall=Art) (link)
  • Shiyan Lake (link)
  • Shopping in Shenzhen: Old School (link)
  • Shopping in Shenzhen: The New Kids (link)
  • Sihai Park (link)
  • Site of the Merits (link)
  • Soil and Water Conservation Park (link)
  • Splendid China and China Folk Culture Villages (link)
  • Stone Lions (link)
  • Temple at Xili Lake (link)
  • Temples vs. Halls (link)
  • Three "Litchi" Parks in Nanshan (link)
  • Three Parks in Luohu: Children's Park, Honghu Park, and People's Park (link)
  • Tianhou Temple, Chiwan (link)
  • Tianhou Temples in Shenzhen (link)
  • The Tomb of Huang Motang (link)
  • The Tomb of the Last Song Emperor (link)
  • Two Temples in Dapeng (Dong Shan Si and Guanyin Shan) (link)
  • Two Temples in Xili (link)
  • Universiade Venues on the Metro (link)
  • Universiade Village (link)
  • A Walk through OCT (link)
  • Xiasha Village Square and Museum (link)
  • Xin'an Ancient City (link)
  • Yuan Bo Yuan (link)