representing the great exploits of this ancient hero and founder of the Chinese nation. The Great Hall of the Temple of the Yellow Emperor ...

is the largest extant sacrificial temple in China. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was the site of imperial sacrifices to Heaven. It was here that the emperor conducted the elaborate and ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Because temple fairs have long been grounded ... during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and was where the emperors made sacrifices to the God of Earth to pray for ...

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.