Editing Hacienda Heights, California (section)

== Landmarks ==
West of Hacienda Heights is the former [[Puente Hills Landfill]], which was at one time the largest landfill in the U.S. until its closure in 2013. It is now used as a gas-to-energy facility, as well as part of the Puente Hills Habitat Authority.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Manaugh|first1=Geoff|last2=Twilley|first2=Nicola|date=2013-04-05|title=Touring the Largest Active Landfill in America|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/touring-the-largest-active-landfill-in-america/274731/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Atlantic|language=en}}
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The "Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority" supports public enjoyment and access of the nearby parkland in the [[Puente Hills]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority|url=https://www.habitatauthority.org/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=habitatauthority|language=en-US}}</ref> Some of the hiking trails they offer are Hacienda Hills, Sycamore Canyon, [[Turnbull Canyon]] and Hellman Park.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2017|title=LOCATION MAP{{!}}Habitat Authority|url=https://www.habitatauthority.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/March2017map.pdf|access-date=2021-05-13|website=habitatauthority.org}}</ref>

=== Hsi Lai Temple ===
[[Hsi Lai Temple]] (meaning "Coming West"), a branch of [[Fo Guang Shan]] of [[Taiwan]], is the largest [[Buddhist temple]] in North America.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-08-hl-21660-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Philip P. | last=Pan | date=August 8, 1993 | title=Good Neighbor : Hemisphere's Largest Buddhist Temple Wins Over Residents}}</ref> The temple was completed in 1988 and encompasses {{convert|15|acre|m2}} and a floor area of {{convert|102432|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}}. The temple's [[Ming dynasty]] (1368–1644) and [[Qing dynasty]] (1644–1911) architecture is faithful to the traditional style of buildings, [[Chinese garden]]s, and statuary of ancient Chinese monasteries. Hsi Lai was built to serve as a spiritual and cultural center for [[Buddhism]] and [[Chinese culture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hsilai.org/en/intro_subpages/intro_hsi_lai_temple.html |title=Hsi Lai Introduction |access-date=2014-11-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204015424/http://www.hsilai.org/en/intro_subpages/intro_hsi_lai_temple.html |archive-date=2015-02-04 }} accessed 8/22/2010</ref>