139:
115:
179:
159:
25:
495:
temples are usually small and decorated with traditional figures on their roofs (dragons and deities), although some evolve into significant structures.
620:
Diary of a journey overland, through the
Maritime Provinces of China from Manchao, on the south coast of Hainan, to Canton in the years 1819 and 1820
514:, the Portuguese word for "god". The term "joss house" was in common use in English in the nineteenth century, for example in North America during
93:
65:
510:
communities have settled. An old name in
English for Chinese traditional temples is "joss house". "Joss" is an Anglicized spelling of
662:
72:
564:
35:
79:
61:
574:
554:
50:
593:
657:
588:
642:
579:
86:
598:
231:
458:, village communities, lineage congregations and worship associations. They do not have professional
138:
46:
163:
42:
487:
636:
559:
492:
202:
114:
569:
8:
379:
368:
358:
507:
515:
299:
205:, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as:
549:
335:
190:
178:
499:
387:
158:
651:
544:
463:
451:
328:
305:
198:
481:
235:
210:
442:". Táng (堂) means courtyard or room, and ān (庵) means dome or nunnery.
523:
455:
539:
519:
473:
435:
309:
258:
143:
424:" is a term used for a templar complex of multiple buildings, while
24:
251:
239:
151:
127:
399:
Smaller household shrines or votive niche, such as the worship of
527:
404:
400:
147:
123:
119:
583:
503:
459:
439:
421:
247:
194:
171:
167:
131:
522:. The name "joss house" describes the environment of worship.
396:), which worships the patron God of a village, town or a city.
468:
302:, mostly enshrining the ancestral gods of a family or clan.
243:
189:
refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of
361:
which usually functions as both temple and town school:
454:
in that they are established and administered by local
434:), meaning "institution," is a generic term meaning "
491:shamans, may perform services within the temples.
518:times, when joss houses were a common feature of
649:
530:, are burned inside and outside of the temple.
230:), simply means "temple" and mostly enshrines
429:
415:
391:
373:
362:
348:
339:
322:
313:
293:
283:
273:
263:
246:; or mythical or historical figures, such as
225:
215:
51:introducing citations to additional sources
498:Chinese temples can be found throughout
177:
157:
137:
113:
41:Relevant discussion may be found on the
565:Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia
650:
18:
13:
617:
14:
674:
630:
575:List of City God Temples in China
555:Chinese ritual mastery traditions
663:Temples in Chinese folk religion
34:relies largely or entirely on a
23:
637:China Ancestral Temples Network
622:. Sir Richard Philips & Co.
450:Shen temples are distinct from
611:
1:
604:
594:Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong
182:Chinese temple incense burner
62:"Chinese temple architecture"
589:Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong
232:gods of the Chinese pantheon
7:
618:R., J (Supercargo) (1822).
580:List of temples in Taichung
533:
445:
187:Chinese temple architecture
10:
679:
599:Chinese temples in Kolkata
643:Chinese Temples in Penang
430:
416:
392:
374:
363:
349:
340:
338:temples and monasteries:
323:
314:
294:
284:
274:
264:
226:
216:
16:Chinese religious temple
164:Dalongdong Baoan Temple
183:
175:
155:
135:
639:(archived 2 May 2014)
560:Chinese folk religion
203:Chinese folk religion
181:
161:
141:
117:
570:List of Mazu temples
47:improve this article
658:Sacral architecture
359:Temple of Confucius
508:Chinese expatriate
184:
176:
162:Night view of the
156:
136:
506:, and also where
300:ancestral temples
112:
111:
97:
670:
624:
623:
615:
550:Confucian temple
433:
432:
419:
418:
395:
394:
377:
376:
366:
365:
352:
351:
343:
342:
336:Chinese Buddhist
326:
325:
317:
316:
298:), referring to
297:
296:
287:
286:
277:
276:
267:
266:
229:
228:
219:
218:
191:Chinese Buddhism
107:
104:
98:
96:
55:
27:
19:
678:
677:
673:
672:
671:
669:
668:
667:
648:
647:
633:
628:
627:
616:
612:
607:
536:
448:
108:
102:
99:
56:
54:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
676:
666:
665:
660:
646:
645:
640:
632:
631:External links
629:
626:
625:
609:
608:
606:
603:
602:
601:
596:
591:
586:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
535:
532:
500:Mainland China
464:Taoist priests
452:Taoist temples
447:
444:
409:
408:
397:
384:
356:
333:
306:Taoist temples
303:
255:
234:, such as the
110:
109:
45:. Please help
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
675:
664:
661:
659:
656:
655:
653:
644:
641:
638:
635:
634:
621:
614:
610:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
545:Taoist temple
543:
541:
538:
537:
531:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
496:
494:
490:
489:
484:
483:
478:
475:
471:
470:
465:
461:
457:
453:
443:
441:
437:
427:
423:
413:
406:
402:
398:
389:
385:
382:
381:
371:
370:
360:
357:
355:
346:
337:
334:
331:
330:
320:
311:
307:
304:
301:
291:
281:
271:
261:
260:
256:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
223:
213:
212:
208:
207:
206:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
180:
173:
169:
165:
160:
153:
149:
145:
140:
133:
129:
125:
121:
116:
106:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64: –
63:
59:
58:Find sources:
52:
48:
44:
38:
37:
36:single source
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
619:
613:
526:, a kind of
511:
497:
486:
480:
476:
467:
449:
425:
420:), meaning "
411:
410:
378:
367:
353:
344:
327:
318:
289:
279:
269:
257:
221:
209:
199:Confucianism
186:
185:
100:
90:
83:
76:
69:
57:
33:
524:Joss sticks
479:, and also
462:, although
386:Temples of
310:monasteries
236:Dragon King
103:August 2017
652:Categories
605:References
520:Chinatowns
142:Temple of
118:Temple of
73:newspapers
540:Jingxiang
474:Confucian
436:sanctuary
43:talk page
534:See also
516:frontier
456:managers
446:Overview
388:City God
380:kŏngmiào
252:Shennong
240:Tudigong
152:Zhejiang
144:Bao Gong
128:Quanzhou
528:incense
493:Shenist
477:lisheng
460:priests
405:Caishen
401:Zaoshen
369:wénmiào
329:dàoguàn
148:Wenzhou
124:Yue Fei
87:scholar
584:Taiwan
504:Taiwan
488:tongji
440:shrine
438:" or "
422:palace
354:sìyuàn
290:zǔmiào
280:zōngcí
270:cítáng
248:Guandi
195:Taoism
172:Taiwan
168:Taipei
132:Fujian
120:Guandi
89:
82:
75:
68:
60:
469:fashi
332:; and
288:) or
244:Matsu
220:) or
201:, or
94:JSTOR
80:books
512:deus
502:and
485:and
426:yuàn
412:Gōng
403:and
319:guàn
308:and
222:diàn
211:miào
122:and
66:news
393:城隍廟
372:or
347:or
321:or
278:),
268:),
250:or
242:or
166:in
146:in
126:in
49:by
654::
582:,
482:wu
472:,
466:,
375:孔廟
364:文廟
350:寺院
345:sì
324:道觀
312::
295:祖廟
285:宗祠
275:祠堂
259:cí
238:,
197:,
193:,
170:,
150:,
130:,
431:院
428:(
417:宮
414:(
407:.
390:(
383:.
341:寺
315:觀
292:(
282:(
272:(
265:祠
262:(
254:.
227:殿
224:(
217:廟
214:(
174:.
154:.
134:.
105:)
101:(
91:·
84:·
77:·
70:·
53:.
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
