Yuantong
Temple - Kunming Travel |
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The
Yuantong
Temple or ‘Temple of the comprehension
of all things’ is one of the oldest
Buddhist temples of Kunming.
Founded under the Tang dynasty (618-907) and
rebuilt under the Yuan (1276-1368), Yuantong
Temple is construsted base on the traditional
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Along
the path to the entrance you can see a monumental
gate made in 1666, on which are painted the
4 characters ‘holy place of the comprehension
of all things’. By going down to the
entrance of the temple you can admire a golden
statue of the smiling Buddha surrounded by
four heavenly kings who are the guardians
of the world and also the Buddhist law. |
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The
entrance of Yuantong Temple, Kunming
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In
the courtyard, right in the center of the
basin you can see there is a pavilion which
shelters a golden statue of Guanyin with thousand
arms, goddess of the fecundity and protector
of the daily lives. The main room contains
remarkable statues of Buddha with its beams
and rolled up pillars with dragons.
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At
the back of the temple, don’t miss a
bronze Thai style pavilion kept by two chimeras
with a Siddharta Buddha inside that offered
from Thailand. You can take your time to contemplate
many other Buddhist statues and to benefit
from the Zen atmosphere surrounding the Yuantong
Temple in one and a half hour. |
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Entrance
fee of YUANTONG TEMPLE: 4 RMB
per person
Access:
The Yuantong
Temple is located close to the Kunming
Zoo and Green
Lake. It costs 10 RMB by taking a taxi
from downtown of Kunming.
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