How many famous temples are there in China? What are the four famous temples in China?

Lingyin Temple, Shaolin Temple, Hanshan Temple.

Xiangguoji Temple, Longxing Temple, Reclining Buddha Temple.

The four famous temples refer to Lingyan Temple in Jinan, Shandong, Guoqing Temple in Tiantai, Zhejiang, Yuquan Temple in Dangyang, Hubei, and Qixia Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

1. Lingyan Temple is located in Wande Town, Changqing District, Jinan, located in the northwest of Mount Tai, the first of the four famous temples, was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, began to be rebuilt in the first year of Emperor Zhengxing of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty.

2. Qixia Temple is located at the west foot of Qixia Mountain, Qixia District, Nanjing, and is the birthplace of the "Three Treatises" in the south of the Yangtze River.

3. Guoqing Temple is located at the foot of Tiantai Mountain in the north of Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang, was founded in the 18th year of Emperor Wen of Sui, has a history of more than 1,400 years, and is the ancestral garden of Tiantai Sect of Chinese Buddhism and Taimi of Japanese Buddhism.

4. Yuquan Temple is located in Yuquan Mountain in Dangyang, Hubei Province, and is one of the ancestral gardens of Chinese Buddhism.

The four famous temples in China are:

1. Water Curtain Temple:

The full name of the Water Curtain Temple is the Water Curtain Temple, which is located in the mountain gorge six kilometers west of Tongbai County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. Behind the hall, close to a 100-meter cliff, a Hong mountain spring pours down from the top of the cliff, like a crystal curtain hanging in the air, a natural grotto on the upper part of the cliff is hidden behind the scenes, called Shuilian Cave. Hence the name of the temple.

2. Kaifeng Daxiangguo Temple:

Daxiangguo Temple, formerly known as Jianguo Temple, is located in the west section of Freedom Road, Kaifeng City, Henan Province, is a famous Buddhist temple in China, which was founded in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty. In the first year of Yanhe in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Ruizong was named Daxiangguo Temple to commemorate his ascension to the throne by King Xiang. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiangguo Temple won the royal respect, expanded many times, and was the largest temple in the capital and the center of Buddhist activities in the country.

3. Shaolin Temple:

Shaolin Temple was built in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and was built by Emperor Xiaowen in order to settle the Indian monk Batuo Venerable whom he admired, at the northern foot of Shaomu Mountain in Songshan Mountain, which is opposite the capital Luoyang. Shaolin Temple covers an area of about 57,600 square meters, and the current abbot is the 47th and 33rd generations of Caodong Zhengzong's ancestor Shamen Shi Yongxin.

Shaolin Temple is a world-famous Buddhist temple, is the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism of Han Buddhism, occupies an important position in the history of Chinese Buddhism, and is known as "the first temple in the world". It is famous all over the world for its Shaolin monks who have devoted themselves to research and development and continuous development, and is known as "the world's kung fu out of Shaolin, and Shaolin kung fu is the best in the world".

4. Luoyang White Horse Temple:

The White Horse Temple spread Buddhism to Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, popularizing Buddhism in Asia, and later into Europe and the United States, becoming a sacred place for Buddhist believers from all over the world. Therefore, since the end of the 19th century, Japan has donated funds to rebuild the bell tower of Hakubaji Temple and erect the statue of Kukai.

Thailand, India, and Myanmar have successively funded the construction of Buddhist halls in White Horse Temple, making it the only international temple in the world with Buddhist halls in the styles of China, India, Myanmar and Thailand.

The four famous temples in the Central Plains refer to the four famous Buddhist temples in ancient times in the Central Plains. According to the records of "Henan Provincial Chronicles", "Henan Prefecture Chronicles", "Kaifeng Prefecture Chronicles", "Zhili Ruzhou Chronicles" and Henan Native Textbook "Henan History", Luoyang White Horse Temple, Songshan Shaolin Temple, Kaifeng Daxiangguo Temple, and Ruzhou Fengxue Temple are known as the four famous temples in the Central Plains.

Four famous temples: Fangshan Lingyan Temple, Tiantai Mountain Zhouqing Temple, Wudang Mountain Yuquan Temple, Qixia Temple.

Four famous temples: Songshan Shaolin Temple, Luoyang White Horse Temple, Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple, Hangzhou Lingyin Temple.

Four Great Grounds: Mount Wutai (Manjushri).

Mount Emei (Fuxian Bodhisattva).

Mount Putuo (Guanyin Bodhisattva).

Jiuhua Mountain (Jizo Bodhisattva).

Four ancient temples: Lingyan Temple in Shandong, Yuquan Temple in Dangyang, Hubei, Qixia Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu and Guoqing Temple in Tiantai, Zhejiang.