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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 model
of the Chinese Buddhist temples.
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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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