List of Buddhist architecture in China

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

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Buddhist temples

Anhui

Beijing

Chongqing

Fujian

Gansu

Guangdong

Guizhou

Hainan

Hebei


Henan

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Hubei

Hunan

Hong Kong

Jiangsu

Jiangxi

Jilin

Liaoning

Macau

Ningxia

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai

Shanxi

Sichuan

Tianjin

Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang)

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Grottoes

Statues


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