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Yuantong Temple (simplified Chinese: 圆通寺; traditional Chinese: 圓通寺; pinyin: Yuántōng Sì) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Kunming, Yunnan, China. [1] [2] [1] It is located in a protected natural depression and in recent years it has been expanded with funding from Thailand.
Yuantong Temple, the largest Buddhist complex in Kunming. Yuantong Si is Kunming's major Buddhist temple. It is Kunming's largest and most famous temple with the original structure being first constructed more than 1,200 years ago during the Tang dynasty. The temple sits in a depression on the southern side of Yuantong Park.
In 1687, during the reign of Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the provincial governor of Yunnan Wang Jiwen (王继文) rebuilt the temple. [5] In 1857, in the Xianfeng era (1851–1861), Part of the temple was badly damaged in the Hui Uprising. Huating Temple was restored in 1883 with a small-scale.
Yuantong may refer to: Yuantong Temple (圆通), the most famous Buddhist temple in Kunming, Yunnan province, China Yuantong Station (元通), a railway station on lines 1 and 2 of the Nanjing Metro, in Jiangsu province, China
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on bbc.wikipedia.org Yunnan; Usage on mn.wikipedia.org Юньнань муж; Usage on ne.wikipedia.org
National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area are national key ("important") Buddhist temples in areas traditionally associated with the Han Chinese in the People's Republic of China (excluding Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang).
Qiongzhu Temple, or Bamboo Temple (Chinese: 筇 竹 寺; pinyin: Qióngzhú Sì), is a Buddhist temple situated on Yu'an Mountain (Chinese: 玉案山; pinyin: Yù'àn Shān) to the northwest of Kunming, Yunnan, China. The name of the temple (Qiongzhu) refers to a type of bamboo (genus Qiongzhuea).
The temple, although small in comparison to many others in China, is considered by most believers as "the cradle of Chinese Buddhism". [5] The geographical landmarks to the south are Manghan mountain and Lucoche River. [6] The main temple buildings, a large complex, were reconstructed during the Ming (1368 to 1644) and Qing (1644 to 1912 ...