Luoyang (洛阳) – White Horse Temple (白马寺)
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by sasha in Buddhism, Culture, history, religion, sightseeing, travel
For our second day in Luoyang, we wandered around the Old City and then took a trip out to the White Horse Temple. This is known as the first official Buddhist temple in China, and thus it has a long history and an interesting story behind it. We finished off the day with a stroll around a night market, sampling delicious food, and then dancing to burn it off.
小贩 – xiǎo fàn
hawker/peddler
肉铺 – ròu pù
butcher shop
蔬菜店 – shū cài diàn
vegetable shop
教堂 – jiào táng
church
清真寺 – qīng zhēn sì
mosque
凉菜 – liáng cài
cold dishes
牛肉面 – niú ròu miàn
beef noodles
白马寺 – bái mǎ sì
White Horse Temple
这是中国第一个官办佛教寺院 – zhè shì zhōng guó dì yí gè guān bàn fó jiào sì yuàn
This is China’s first official Buddhist monastery.
汉明帝 – hàn míng dì
Emperor Ming of Han
印度 – yìn dù
India
阿富汗 – Ā fù hàn
Afghanistan
和尚 – hé shàng
Buddhist monk
他们正在做施工 – tā men zhèng zài zuò shī gōng
They’re doing construction.
晚上的时候我们逛街 – wǎn shàng de shí hou wǒ men guàng jiē
In the evening we strolled the streets.
舞龙 – wǔ lóng
dragon dance
夜市 – yè shì
night market
又好吃又便宜 – yòu hǎo chī yòu pián yi
It was delicious and cheap
串，麻辣烫，烤肠，和面条 – chuàn, má là tàng, kǎo cháng, hé miàn tiáo
kebabs, hot/spicy soup, grilled sausage, and noodles
炒锅 – chǎo guō
wok
床上用品 – chuáng shàng yòng pǐn
bed ware
填充动物玩具 – tián chōng dòng wù wán jù
stuffed animals
臭豆腐 – chòu dòu fu
stinky tofu
青年宫 – qīng nián gōng
Youth Palace Square
看电视 – kàn diàn shì
watch TV
我跟当地女士一起跳舞 – wǒ gēn dāng dì nǚ shì yì qǐ tiào wǔ
I danced with the local ladies.
About sasha
Hailing from the mean streets of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Sasha graduated from Michigan State University (Go Green!) in 2008 with a BA in Digital Media. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Beijing, where he still lives and works as an English teacher, Video Production teacher, and writer/video producer for Transparent Language.