Chinese Pilgrimage

Inside one of the rooms at the Home of Confucius (孔府) in Qufu, Shandong (山东, 曲阜市). I was fortunate to visit there with my friend Venera...

Kungfu (功夫) warriors (including me!) at the groundbreaking (奠基) for the new Chongde Temple (崇德寺), in Jining, Shandong (山东, 济宁市).

The Mountain Gate (山门) of Hongfa Temple (弘法寺), located in Fairy Lake Botanical Garden (仙湖植物园) in Shenzhen, Guangdong (广东, 深圳市).

The Great Goose Pagoda (大雁塔) at Daci'en Temple (大慈恩寺), Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西, 西安市). It was built to hold items brought back from...

An unusual reclining Maitreya (弥勒) in the Heavenly Kings ' (天王) Hall (殿) at Daxingshan Temple (大兴善寺) in Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西, 西...

When we went to Wolong Temple (卧龙寺) in Xi'an, Shaanxi(陕西, 西安市), we discovered that all of the figures in the main hall (大雄宝殿), ...

My first temple in Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西, 西安市), was Guangren Temple (广仁寺), built in Tibetan style, with these stupas out front.

  Before visiting any temples in Xi'an, Shaanxi(陕西, 西安市), we visited the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) site outside of the city.

The Yufo Temple (玉佛寺) in Shanghai (上海) is famous for the Jade Buddha after which it was named, but there are several more jade f...

When I visited Jing'an Temple (静安寺) in Shanghai (上海), it was just being rebuilt. On a later visit, although the temple was not ...

The buildings at Yuanming Jiangtang (圆明讲堂) in Shanghai (上海) look like office buildings, but some fine statues inside include this J...

The pagoda (塔) at Longhua Temple (龙华寺) in Shanghai (上海) stands outside the front gate, and is its most famous feature.

The last hall (殿) at Chenxiangge (沉香阁) in Shanghai (上海) has a statue of Guanyin (观音) made of an aromatic wood called agarwood--...

The new halls (殿) at Qita Temple (七塔寺) in Ningbo, Zhejiang (浙江, 宁波市), are a pleasing combination of gray brick and light wood.

The large box on the altar in this picture is said to contain a relic (舍利子) of the skull of Shakyamuni (释迦牟尼), sent there by King As...

Gateway to a small compound in an upper corner of Tiantong Temple (天童寺) outside of Ningbo in Zhejiang (浙江, 宁波市).

Daguanpeng Temple (大觀蓬寺) is inside the Nantian Men (南天门) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山). It's an interesting example of how ...

The Nantian Men (南天门), the "Gate of the Southern Heaven" on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山), is a natural gateway made of t...

Three of the eighteen amazing arhats (罗汉) at Puji Temple (普济寺) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).

The Nine Dragons Hall (九龙殿) at Fayu Temple (法雨寺) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山) started its life as a Ming-Dynasty palace in Nanj...

An important carving on the Fragrant Cloud Path (香云路) from Huiji Temple (慧济寺) to Fayu Temple (法雨寺) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普...

The entry to Huiji Temple (慧济寺) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).

The gateway to Bukenqu Guanyin Yuan (不肯去观音院) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).

Guanyin (观音) with the usual attendants-- Dragon Girl (龙女) and Sudhana/Shancai (善財)--in a hall inside Zizhulin (紫竹林) on Putuoshan i...

There is said to be a footprint of Guanyin (观音) on top of the rock in the foreground, where he/she leaped over from Putuoshan (普陀山) to...