Example sentences for: daoist

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  • Other temples of significant interest and variety are Big Bell Temple (Dazhongsi), with China’s leading collection of antique bells; Temple of the White Pagoda (Baitasi), with its newly renovated 13th century Tibetan stupa, China’s largest; Five Pagoda Temple (Wutasi), decorated with Indian-influenced sculptures; and White Clouds Daoist Temple (Baiyuanguan), where Beijingers of all ages crowd in to pray for good fortune at a variety of most unusual shrines.

  • Caves painstakingly cut into the mountainside contain colorful painted carvings, all the work of a single-minded Daoist monk of the 18th century and his followers.

  • It includes the largest early Daoist hall in China (built in 1179) and is today surrounded by Suzhou’s biggest and liveliest outdoor market.

  • The final major pavilion is the Hall of Imperial Peace (Jin An Dian), a Daoist temple to Xuanwu, the God of Fire.

  • Once the site of 72 temples, Laoshan still boasts an interesting temple at its foot on the sea, Xiaqinggong, a Daoist retreat that dates back to 14 b.c.


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