Taiwan has kept alive many of the traditional Chinese beliefs and practices that were lost in recent history in the Mainland. Because of this traditional Taoist and Buddhist temples dot the city. There are neighborhood temples and larger more significant … Continued
Beijing, as a capital city of some kind for more than 1,000 years, has been a locus for people from all over China and all walks of life to descend upon. As part of this influence, religious peoples too have … Continued
Precariously hanging on the side of Hengshan, one of China’s five sacred mountains, a 1,500-year-old monastery seems to cling to the rock as effortlessly as a gecko on a wall. The Hengshan hanging temple is as natural on the rock … Continued