The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

White Horse Temple in Henan province, the oldest Buddhist shrine in China, has a strong Indian connection. It is believed that Buddhism spread in the country from India during the first century of ...

China’s railway operator is laying track for a record-breaking 2025, with the country’s total high-speed railway mileage projected to reach over 50,000km and transport revenue set to surpass 1 ...

China has deployed nearly 400 troops at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy to enforce stricter surveillance, with plans to impose regulations in 2022 limiting monks' residency to 15 years and requiring ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its China sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 cars in 2024, a strong performance in a competitive market in a ...

DHARAMSHALA: China has stationed around 400 military personnel at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serthar County, eastern Tibet, as part of a broader strategy to tighten control over the region ...

Genghai is in fact an unusual tourist destination, one that breeds 200,000 “high-quality marine fish” each year, according to a recent interview in China Daily with Jin Haifeng, deputy general ...

“[The project] will also further consolidate and expand China’s leading advantage in high-speed rail technology globally,” the group said. The CR450 Technology Innovation Project was ...

“From the ancient journeys of the Chinese monks Fa Xian and Xuan Zang to Nepal, to the enlightening visit of Nepali scholar Buddhabhadra to China, our shared history is replete with exchanges of ...

The arrival of the troops on December 20, 2024, is accompanied by helicopter surveillance, signalling an escalation of security measures at the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study centre ... said ...