shrine in traditional East Asian religions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miao (廟) are buildings in East Asian religions where people worship gods and legendary heroes.[1] They are a kind of Chinese temple and are different than Ci Shrines where people are worshipped instead of gods.
The word shenmiao (神庙, lit God-Miao) is normally translated as temple
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