Miaoying Temple (White Pagoda Temple)
Beijing, China
Miaoying Temple is run as a museum and you pay a modest admission at the ticket window by the gate on Fuchengmennei…
1 ticket or tour
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Best temples in China
China’s temples belong to several traditions side by side: Buddhist monasteries with their pagodas and halls of guardian kings, Confucian and Taoist temples, imperial altars and mosques. Beijing has the Temple of Heaven, the Tibetan Lama Temple and the Imperial Ancestral Temple; Xi’an has the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque. Shanghai’s Jade Buddha and Jing’an temples are city stops, while Lingyin in Hangzhou, the Shaolin Temple near Dengfeng, the White Horse Temple at Luoyang and the Hanging Temple near Datong are destinations in themselves. Further out lie the Potala Palace and the Jokhang in Lhasa and the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, and in the south Wong Tai Sin and Man Mo in Hong Kong and A-Ma in Macau.
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Potala Palace
Lhasa, China
Visiting the Potala is shaped by the rules for foreign travel in Tibet rather than by the ticket itself.
1 ticket or tour
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Xi'an, China
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda stands in the grounds of the Xi'an Museum, and entry to the whole site, pagoda gardens…
1 ticket or tour
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (Liurong)
Guangzhou, China
Liurong, the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, is a working monastery in the old centre of Guangzhou, and you simply pay…
1 ticket or tour
Tianning Temple and Pagoda, Changzhou
Changzhou, China
Tianning Temple is visited on an ordinary entry ticket bought at the gate or through Chinese ticketing apps, and in…
1 ticket or tour
Tiger Hill Pagoda (Yunyan Pagoda)
Suzhou, China
The pagoda stands inside Tiger Hill scenic area, so the only thing you need is the park entry ticket, which covers the…
1 ticket or tour
A-Ma Temple
Macau, China
There is no ticket to buy for A-Ma Temple and none of the online booking platforms sells entry to it on its own.
No online ticket
Confucius Temple, Shanghai (Wenmiao)
Shanghai, China
The Confucius Temple charges a small entrance fee at the gate on Wenmiao Road, and there is nothing to reserve in…
No online ticket
Id Kah Mosque
Kashgar, China
No ticket for the Id Kah Mosque is sold online. Foreign and domestic visitors buy an admission ticket at the gate on Id…
No online ticket
Jokhang Temple
Lhasa, China
No ticket for the Jokhang alone is sold online, and in practice no foreign visitor arrives on their own.
No online ticket
Man Mo Temple, Hollywood Road
Hong Kong, China
The Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Road is free to enter and has no tickets; no online booking exists for the temple alone.
No online ticket
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Hong Kong, China
Wong Tai Sin Temple is free to enter and no ticket is sold online or at the gate.
No online ticket
Wuhou Shrine (Temple of Marquis Wu)
Chengdu, China
The Wuhou Shrine is a ticketed site and the only thing you need is the standard entry ticket, which is bought at the…
No online ticket
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Temples in China: questions
How many temples are there in China?
This catalogue lists 37 temples, shrines and mosques in China, 30 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple), Shaolin Temple.
Which is the oldest temple in China?
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, founded in 478 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for China.
Which temples in China are free to enter?
5 of the 37 temples in China charge no entry fee, among them Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Wong Tai Sin Temple. The entry fee is shown on each page.
Which temples in China are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
12 temples in China in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Temple of Heaven, Shaolin Temple, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.