Experience the peaceful interior of a sacred Buddhist temple in Leshan, China. This video captures the golden statues, ...

In April 2025, a dossier reached the Culture Ministry: 349 gems excavated in 1898 along with the Buddha’s relics from ...

Witnessing Pope Leo XIV’s episcopal formula embraced as the third of the three characteristics of human existence in Buddhist ...

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Ever since I purchased some cat food on Xiaohongshu, China’s trendiest social media app, the algorithm has been bombarding me with all kinds of pet-related content — countless cute photos, cat toy ads ...

A temple in China has become the site for a unique intermingling of age-old beliefs and modern technology. A viral video shows the devotees at the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou seeking blessings in an ...

According to records kept at the temple, the structure - spanning 6.5 hectares - dates back almost 500 years. It was officially recognized as a provincial-level architectural heritage site in 2017.

A Chinese man placing joss paper, also known as "hell money", into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan's Sensoji Temple has sparked widespread outrage. The act has been viewed as an ...

Images circulating online show towering flames and black smoke emerging from the temple. A routine visit to a scenic Chinese mountain temple took a destructive turn last week after a fire - reportedly ...

A three-storey wooden structure known as the Wenchang Pavilion in China’s Jiangsu province has been reduced to ashes following a fire on November 12, 2025. According to the New York Post, the temple ...

Footage shows flames engulfing a pavilion at the Yongqing Temple complex in China, sending smoke into the sky. Chinese state media reported the blaze was caused by a tourist using incense and candles.