Chinese Temple Architecture Souvenir Sheet of 10 Stamps MNH
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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; and
Chinese Buddhist temples and monasteries: 寺 sì or 寺院 sìyuàn
Temple 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 Caishen.
Gōng (宮), meaning "palace" is a term used for a templar complex of multiple buildings, while yuàn (院), meaning "institution," is a generic term meaning "sanctuary" or "shrine".
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