The White Horse Temple is not so bad. The Hall of the Heavenly Kings is impressive with a smiling buddha and four gigantic kings. The history is also interesting, involving two Indian buddhist monks arriving on white horses and providing the first Chinese language Buddhist sutra. The temple is historically important since it was the first officially sanctioned Buddhist temple... More

We were disappointed as citizens were climbing on the so called 1000 years old white horse stone. More

We got there late so not too many people. Quiet place to stroll thru. More

An awesome temple with really old architecture that seem to be in its original condition. If only the surrounding areas are better developed to make this historical temple more well-known to the world. More

Bai Ma Shi is the first Buddhist temple in China, and the feeling of visiting it was almost like going on a pilgrimage. While visting it only did I realize that there are so many sutras that are available. Quite an eye opening experience. Not only is it a historical site, there are also ongoing construction of a Thai style... More

The importance of Baima (Bai=White Ma=Horse) temple is it's place in China's history. For a foreigner, as a place to visit, we found it to be 'just another temple' with nothing really distinctive. There also isn't a white horse as part of the temple, but a couple of white statues of horses have been placed in the outer gardens. We... More