EXTRA: Longxing Temple, Zhengding, Hebei

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on June 8, 2015.)

Buddhas (佛) in the exquisite collection at Longxing Temple (隆兴寺), Zhengding, Hebei (河北, 正定).

September 3, 2012 - On the final touring day of my two-week trip (indeed, the final day of my Chinese pilgrimage so far--but I didn't know at the time that it would be), I again visited an outlying area of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei Province. This time I went to Zhengding, where the Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (out of which I would be flying) is also located.

No. 63: The Pagodas of Zhengding, Hebei

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on July 8, 2013.)

This pagoda (塔) at Linji Temple (临济寺), Zhengding, Hebei (河北, 正定县), holds
the remains of Linji (临济), founder of the Linji sect (临济宗) of Chan (=Zen, 禅).

August 30, 2011 - I took an expensive taxi the 20 kilometers from Shijiazhuang to Zhengding. With city walls dating back to 352 A.D., Zhengding had been an important religious and administrative center for over a thousand years.

Trip 10: Dongbei, Hebei, and Qingdao (August 24-31, 2011)

This is a record of my tenth trip to visit the 142 Key Temples of China. Links lead to articles on the temple (or other site) named.