Team finds China's Buddhist and Taoist temples host higher concentration of old trees - some dating back 1,000 years - than anywhere else At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain in the Chinese city of Xian, ...

BEIJING (AP) — China's famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets. Shi Yongxin ...

In the city of Quanzhou in Fujian province of China, there is a Buddhist temple, whose base and pillars are full of Hindu imagery. It reveals the long connection of trade between India and China via ...

China lost a massive piece of the country's history this week, when a 1500-year-old temple was burned to the ground. The fire broke out sometime on Nov. 12, 2025 in the city of Zhangjiagang. While the ...

People in China rang in the Lunar New Year on Tuesday despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered at temples to offer traditional prayers for the Year of the Tiger. At the Lama Temple in ...

Chinese and others around Asia flocked to temples and fairs to pray for good health and fortune on Monday, the first day of the Lunar New Year.In Beijing, hundreds of thousands of people visited ...

An image of a temple on a dramatic precipice has drawn the attention of people on Facebook. The image shows two house-like structures connected by a stone bridge on top of a mountain spire. In the ...

There are more than 11 million university graduates in China that are facing a tight job market as the economy continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Temple visits are up by 310% as the ...