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Prince Gong's Mansion
The Prince Gong's Mansion (Chinese: 恭王府) or Gong Wang Fu Museum is located at No. 17 Qianhai Xijie, Xicheng district, on the western shore of Shichahai Lake, to the northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Qingyang Temple
Qingyang Temple is one of the most famous Taoist temples in China. It is conveniently located in the northwest part of Chengdu, in the Sichuan Province. The temple was originally built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a period when Taoism was flourishing.
White Horse Temple
In the year 64 of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), Emperor Ming sent a delegation of his men to study Buddhism in the western world. After three years, two eminent Indian monks, She Moteng and Zhu Falan, came back with the delegation. They brought with them a white horse carrying Buddhist sutras and Buddhist figures on its back.
Yonghe Lamasery
At the northeast corner of Beijing City the traveler will find an elegant and ancient temple known as the Yonghe Lamasery, which is the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China. Built initially in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty, this building was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince.
Taoist Holy Lands - Haiyun Taoist Temple
The Haiyun Taoist Temple, the oldest Holy Land of Taoism in Northeast China, is situated on Songfeng Mountain in Helongjiang Province. It has a history of more than 800 years and was first constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234).
King Asoka Temple
King Asoka Temple is situated on King Asoka Mountain in the east of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, and is one of the Five Mountains of Buddhism's Chan Sect (Zen) in China. It is famous home and abroad because of the pagoda of the body relic of Sakyamuni Buddha in the temple.
The Garden of Pleasance (Yi Yuan)
This was built during the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods of the Qing dynasty (1862-1908 A.D.); formerly it was Gu Wenbin's private garden. It is a representative and complete south-eastern gentry's private garden, comprising of garden, residence, artificial villages and ancestral halls.
The Garden of Cultivation (Yipu Yuan)
The Garden of Cultivation is a small scale garden with artistic characteristics of the Ming dynasty. The entire garden's layout is plain and open, with a natural and simple style; not overly elaborate and affected. Its artistic value is much higher than Later Qing gardens.
The Couple Garden Retreat (Ou Yuan)
The original name was Sheyuan, also called Xiaoyu Lin. Construction started during the Qing dynasty's Yongqian period (1723-1795 A.D.) It was built by Lu Jin, the prefect of Baoning district. In the 13th year of the Tongzhi period (1874 A.D.) it was bought by Shen Bingcheng, the official of Susong.
The Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty (Huanxiu Shanzhuang)
The name of this garden during the ownership of King Qian of Guangling, in the period of the Five Dynasties, was Jingu garden. During the late Daoguang period of the Qing dynasty, the garden belonged to Mr Wang, and was called the Yi Garden. The garden's area is not large - 0.1 hectare.