Temple guardian figures in Chinese Buddhist Temples | Artlust

23 reactions · 4 comments | Tibetan Buddhist temples are not only sacred sites of faith, they are also rich sources of plateau culture that integrate architecture, education, and social functions.Since the 1980s, the Chinese central government has allocated special funds, including gold and silver, annually for the maintenance and restoration of Tibetan Buddhist temples, with accumulative investment of over 1.4 billion yuan, or 200 million US dollars. | CGTN Frontline | Facebook

36K views · 312 reactions | The destruction of Tibetan buddhist settlement Serta Larung by the Chinese government is approaching the central temples. | Tibet Justice + | Facebook

2.8K views · 239 reactions | Buddhist temples covered in the glittering white snow exude more nostalgic charm on the UNESCO-listed Mount Wutai, one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. #BeautifulChina | People's Daily, China | Facebook

533K views · 4.1K shares | A sea of clouds, a huge nature reserve, Buddhist temples... This sacred mountain in China is a haven of biodiversity.  | Brut nature | Facebook

3K views · 98 reactions | Buddhist temples abound in China but few have survived an entire millennium. Dating back to 1021, Fengguo Temple in northeastern Liaoning Province ranks among the nation's oldest. Though most of it was rebuilt during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the main hall and seven colorful Buddha figures worshiped there were believed to be originals from the #LiaoDynasty (907-1125 C.E.). #History | China Plus Culture | Facebook

495K views · 2.4K reactions | Longmen Grottoes: Home of the finest...

12K views · 81 reactions | Situated in Datong, Shanxi, the Yungang Grottoes extend about 1km from east to west. Comprising 252 caves and 51,000 statues, this ancient masterpiece represents the pinnacle of Chinese Buddhist art and draws a myriad of tourists every year. (Video: Zhang Yu'an) #CulturalJourney #culture | China Daily | Facebook

1.2K views · 80 reactions | From the ruins of a Buddhist pagoda to our collections, learn how we restored this 1,049-year-old Chinese sutra—one of the oldest items in our library--to its former glory: https://s.si.edu/3tXqIS0 #SILibraries #SmithsonianAsianArt #MuseumLibraryWeek First image: Xi hu jiu zong [Traces of the old West Lake], 2000. Hangzhou: Zhejiang People’s Publishing, p. 142. | Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art | Facebook