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The following is a non-exhaustive list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, pagodas, grottoes, archaeological sites and colossal statues in China.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2011)

Buddhist temples

Anhui

Mount Jiuhua
- Baisui Palace
- Ganlu Temple (Mount Jiuhua)
- Huacheng Temple
- Shrine of Living Buddha
- Tiantai Temple (Mount Jiuhua)
- Zhantalin
- Zhiyuan Temple (Mount Jiuhua)
- Baisuigong Temple
- Qiyuansi Temple
- Roushen Temple
- Tianchi Temple
- Dabeilou Temple
Guangji Temple (Wuhu)
Langya Temple
Mingjiao Temple (Anhui)
Sanzu Temple
Shangchan Temple
Yingjiang Temple
Zhenfeng Pagoda

Beijing

Chongqing

Fujian

Gansu

Guangdong

Guizhou

Hainan

Nanshan Temple (Sanya)

Hebei

Hunan

Hong Kong

Jiangsu

Chongshan Temple (Jiangsu)
Daming Temple
Dinghui Temple
Gaomin Temple
Guangjiao Temple (Nantong)
Hanshan Temple
Huiji Temple (Nanjing)
Huqiu Tower
Jiming Temple
Jinshan Temple (Zhenjiang)
Linggu Temple
Lingyanshan Temple
Longchang Temple
Niushoushan
Qingliang Temple (Changzhou)
Qixia Temple
Tianning Temple (Changzhou) (天宁宝塔) in Changzhou, which contains the tallest pagoda in the world. Height: 153.8 metres (505 ft).
Tiger Hill Pagoda
Xingfu Temple (Changshu)
Xiyuan Temple
Yunyan Temple (Suzhou)

Jiangxi

Jilin

Liaoning

Macau

Kun Iam Temple, (also known as Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院)

Ningxia

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai

Shanxi

Mount Wutai
- Bishan Temple
- Dailuoding
- Foguang Temple
- Great White Pagoda
- Guangji Temple (Mount Wutai)
- Guangzong Temple (Mount Wutai)
- Guanhai Temple
- Gufo Temple
- Jifu Temple
- Jile Temple
- Jinge Temple
- Longhua Temple
- Luomuhou Temple
- Mimi Temple
- Nanchan Temple
- Nanshan Temple (Mount Wutai)
- Puhua Temple
- Pusading
- Qixian Temple (Mount Wutai)
- Shifang Temple
- Shouning Temple
- Shuxiang Temple
- Tayuan Temple
- Wanfo Ge
- Wenshu Temple (Mount Wutai)
- Xiantong Temple
- Yanshan Temple
- Youguo Temple
- Zhanshan Temple (Mount Wutai)
- Zhenrong Temple
- Zhulin Temple
- Zunsheng Temple
Chongshan Temple (Shanxi)
Guangji Temple (Xinzhou)
Huayan Temple (Datong)
Iron Buddha Temple (Linfen)
Iron Buddha Temple (Gaoping)
Pagoda of Fogong Temple
Puhua Temple
Qifo Temple
Shuanglin Temple
The Hanging Temple
Xuanzhong Temple
Yanqing Temple
Yuanzhao Temple
Zhenguo Temple

Sichuan

Mount Emei
- Baoguo Temple (Mount Emei)
- Fuhu Temple
- Hongchunping Temple
- Huazang Temple
- Qingyin Pavilion
- Wannian Temple
- Xixiang Chi
- Xianfeng Temple
Bao'en Temple (Pingwu)
Baoguang Temple
Luohan Temple (Shifang)
Qiongzhu Temple
Wenshu Temple (Chengdu)
Wuyou Temple
Zhaojue Temple

Tianjin

Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang)

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Mount Putuo
- Bukenqu Guanyin Temple
- Huiji Temple (Mount Putuo)
- Fayu Temple
- Puji Temple
Baoguo Temple (Zhejiang)
Dafo Temple (Xinchang)
Guoqing Temple
Iron Buddha Temple (Huzhou)
Jingci Temple
Jiangxin Temple
Jingju Temple (Yiwu)
Lingyin Temple
Liuhe Pagoda
Mingjiao Temple (Zhejiang)
Qita Temple
Temple of King Ashoka
Tiantong Temple
Yanfu Temple (Wuyi County)

Grottoes

Statues

Jade Buddha Palace
Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin in Longxing Temple
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan
Guanyin Statue of Hainan
Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Leshan Giant Buddha
Ming bronze sculpture of Mount Sumeru in Beijing
Maitreya Buddha at Bingling Temple
Rongxian Buddha
Spring Temple Buddha
Statue of Kun Iam in Macau
Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Tian Tan Buddha (The Big Buddha) in Hong Kong
White marble Guanyin of Yinxian

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