An image of a temple on a dramatic precipice has drawn the attention of people on Facebook. The image shows two house-like structures connected by a stone bridge on top of a mountain spire. In the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's birth place of kung fu, the Shaolin Temple, has taken over the management of four Buddhist temples in southwest China in a move criticized by some Internet users for mixing ...

Buddhists should obey the law, be patriotic, pay taxes and “play an active role in building the nation and society”, China’s Buddhist regulator said on Tuesday (Aug 19), speaking out for the second ...

BEIJING, Aug. 18 -- Chinese authorities have detained a prominent, U.S.-based Buddhist leader in connection with his plans to reopen an ancient temple complex in Inner Mongolia province and have ...

Local Chinese authorities, in a bid to preserve parts of the historic Silk Road trade route, have ordered the destruction of another historic site standing in the way. Some historical relics, ...

ERSHUI, Taiwan — It was bad enough, villagers thought, when the kindly Buddhist nuns were forced out of their historic temple and longtime home. But what began as a bitter property dispute took a ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old ...

HANGZHOU, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- International coffee company and coffeehouse Starbucks has again brewed debate over business versus historical interests in China after its opening of an outlet near a ...