Chinese Temple Architecture Souvenir Sheet of 10 Stamps MNH

Chinese Temple Architecture Souvenir Sheet of 10 Stamps MNH Chinese temple architecture refers to a type of structure used as a place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as:miào (廟 ) or diàn (殿), simply means "temple" and mostly enshrines gods of the Chinese pantheon, such as the Dragon King, Tudigong or Matsu; or mythical or historical figures, such as Guandi or Shennong.cí (祠), cítáng (祠堂), zōngcí (宗祠) or zǔmiào (祖廟 ), referring to ancestral temples, mostly enshrining the ancestral gods of a family or clan.Taoist temples and monasteries: 觀 guàn or 道觀 dàoguàn; andChinese Buddhist temples and monasteries: 寺 sì or 寺院 sìyuànTemple of Confucius which usually functions as both temple and town school: 文廟 wénmiào or 孔廟 kŏngmiào.Temples of City God, which worships the patron God of a village, town or a city.Smaller household shrines or votive niche, such as the worship of Zaoshen and Ca