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White Dagoba (Yangzhou)
The Lianxing Temple, also known as the Fahai Temple and #Names, by other names, is a Buddhism in China, Buddhist Chinese temple, temple in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is located on a small island south of the central stretch of the Slender West Lake Scenic Area near the Five-Pavilion Bridge and is primarily known for its Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan-style Dagoba (temple), dagoba. Names "Lianxing Temple" is a partial calque of the temple's Chinese language, Chinese name, written in traditional characters and in simplified characters, simplified ones. ''Liánxìng'' is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the first two characters. In full translation, it is also known as the "Temple of the Lotus Mind" or "Lotus Spirit Temple". It was originally known as the Fahai Temple ''Fǎhǎi Sì'') or the "Temple of the Sea of Dharma". Its dagoba is known as the White Dagoba,. Stupa, or Pagoda, a calque of its Chinese name or , ''Liánxìngsì Báitǎ''. History The Fahai T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangzhou
Yangzhou, postal romanization Yangchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province (Suzhong), East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Its population was 4,414,681 at the 2010 census and its urban area is home to 2,146,980 inhabitants, including three urban districts, currently in the agglomeration. Historically, Yangzhou was one of the wealthiest cities in China, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, artists, and scholars. Its name (lit. "Rising Prefecture") refers to its former position as the capital of the ancient Yangzhou prefecture in imperial China. Yangzhou was one of the first cities to benefit from one of the earliest World Bank loans in China, used to construct Yangzhou thermal power station in 1994. Administration Currently, the prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
