Confucian Sites at Qufu (Qǔfǔ Sān Kǒng 曲阜三孔)|Qǔfǔ Sān Kǒng 曲阜三孔 (Confucian Sites at Qufu)
Haiwang YUAN The Kong Family Mansion at Qufu in Shandong Province, also known the Family Mansion of Duke Yansheng. (Yansheng,
Buddhism, Four Sacred Sites of (Sì Dà Fójiào Míng Shān 四大佛教名山)|Sì Dà Fójiào Míng Shān 四大佛教名山 (Buddhism, Four Sacred Sites of)
André LALIBERTÉ Chinese visitors climb Emei Shan (Mount Emei) in Sichuan. Emei Shan is one of the most sacred sites
Mount Wudang (Wǔdāng Shān 武当山)|Wǔdāng Shān 武当山 (Mount Wudang)
Michael PRETES A view of mist-shrouded Mount Wudang. The vast monastery complexes on Mount Wudang are no longer used for
Temple of Heaven (Tiāntán 天坛)|Tiāntán 天坛 (Temple of Heaven)
Jian-Zhong LIN View of the Temple of Heaven, the imperial site of prayer to Heaven during the Ming and Qing
Potala Palace (Bùdálā Gōng 布达拉宫)|Bùdálā Gōng 布达拉宫 (Potala Palace)
Michael KOWALEWSKI Distant view of Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet. The palace, now open to tourists, has two thousand rooms, numerous
Zuglakang Monastery (Dàzhāo Sì 大昭寺)|Dàzhāo Sì 大昭寺 (Zuglakang Monastery)
Nirmal DASS Tibetan monks at morning prayer. PHOTO BY YIXUAN SHUKE. Zuglakang Monastery in Lhasa is the most sacred Buddhist
Confucian Temples (Kǒngmiào 孔庙)|Kǒngmiào 孔庙 (Confucian Temples)
LI Yong Roof eaves at the Temple of Confucius in Beijing, now the Municipal Museum. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN.
Dunhuang Caves (Dūnhuáng Shíkū 敦煌石窟)|Dūnhuáng Shíkū 敦煌石窟 (Dunhuang Caves)
Catherine PAGANI The Dunhuang Caves include three sites of Buddhist cave shrines located near the desert oasis city of Dunhuang.
Changling Mausoleum (Chánglǐng Língyuán 长岭陵园)|Chánglǐng Língyuán 长岭陵园 (Changling Mausoleum)
Andrew FIELD Portrait of the Yongle emperor Zhu Di, for whom the Changling Mausoleum was built. Ink and color on
Mount Emei (Éméi Shān 峨眉山)|Éméi Shān 峨眉山 (Mount Emei)
Bent NIELSEN The city of Leshan boasts a several-hundred-foot-high statue of Buddha carved out of rock. A boat ride that