Miao shrine

Nhi Phu Miao - Ho Chi Minh City
Miao of Long Chau-Thua Thien Hue province
Miao in Cái Răng district

Miao (/) are buildings in traditional East Asian religions enshrining gods, myths or legends, sages of past dynasties, and famous historical figures.[1] They are a kind of Chinese temple architecture and contrast with Ci Shrines which enshrine ancestors and people instead of deities.[2]

The word Temple is translated into Chinese as Shenmiao (神廟/神庙, lit. God-Miao)

  1. ^ "二、道教宮廟組織或管理章程範例-適用管理人制" (PDF). Cabu.kcg.gov.tw. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ 教育部,卡米爾. "教育百科 | 教育雲線上字典". pedia.cloud.edu.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-07-26.