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Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple ( Chinese: 佛光山西來寺; pinyin: Fóguāngshān Xīlái Sì) is a mountain monastery in the northern Puente Hills, Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California. The name Hsi Lai means "coming west". Hsi Lai Temple is a branch of Fo Guang Shan, a Buddhist organization from Taiwan.
UTC-7 (PDT) ZIP code. 91745. Area code (s) 626, 562. FIPS code. 06-31596. Hacienda Heights ( pronunciation ⓘ) is an unincorporated suburban community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had a total population of 54,191, [3] up from 54,038 at the 2010 census.
The Hsi Lai Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the Western Hemisphere. In addition to Rowland Heights and Hacienda Heights, Eastern San Gabriel Valley areas with a high percentage of Asian residents are West Covina, Walnut, and Diamond Bar. Temple City. As of the 2000 census, the racial makeup of Temple City was 38.89% Asian.
Hsi Lai Temple is a monastery in the hills of Hacienda Heights. The architecture, statues and gardens resemble the buildings and grounds of Chinese monasteries of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ...
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The cities and communities of Monterey Park, Walnut, Alhambra, San Gabriel, San Marino, Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, Diamond Bar, and Arcadia form a large Asian American community. There are many Filipino Americans, residing in West Covina and Walnut. Vietnamese Americans tend to be concentrated in San Gabriel, Rosemead, and El Monte.
Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, the largest Buddhist temple and monastery in the western hemisphere, is located in the hills. Parks Puente Hills Native Habitat Preserve. Puente Hills is home to the Puente Hills Landfill, the country's largest landfill, which closed in 2013. The high-tech landfill has begun offering tours.
Turnbull Canyon is a 4-mile loop trail located near Whittier, California, and is part of Puente Hills Preserve. [2] [3] It lies in the northern-central part of the preserve, and is an east–west canyon with relatively steep drainage. The canyon has a creek at its bottom that supports a narrow strip of riparian woodland dominated by sycamore ...