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Bamboo
Temple - Kunming Travel |
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An
old legend tells that during immemorial times,
the king of the Dali
kingdom and his brother drove out and went
hunting rhinoceros. However, when they drove
along the way till the Jade Table Hill (Yu`anshan),
all the animals disappeared. At its place,
they saw a group of monks all holding a stick
of bamboo. When the king was about to ask
them where the rhinoceros had passed, the
monks vanished in a cloud and only their bamboo
sticks left behind them. The next day, the
sticks had taken root in the ground, and the
place was entirely covered with a luxury bamboo
forest. The king then asked to built a temple
there to commemorate this fantastic meeting.
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This
Buddhist temple located on the Yuan hill is
inhabited by a small community of bonzes.
It was built at the beginning of the Yuan
dynasty (1279-1368) and was rebuilt during
the Qing dynasty in 1885. The temple is famous
for its 500 clay statues (arhat), each representing
a different character. They were modeled in
7 years from 1883 to 1890 by a master sculptor
from Sichuan and its disciples. These statues
represent the faithful ones coming to pray
in the temple, the most extraordinary characters
were used as models. |
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In
the first courtyard of the Bamboo Temple,
you can also admire two sizable trees which
would be 1300 years old, planted during the
Tang dynasty. In the other courtyards, you
can also pay your respect to splendid statues
of different Buddha and also gaze at the religious
frescos. |
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Entrance
fee of BAMBOO TEMPLE: 5 RMB per
person
Access:
There is no access to the temple with public
buses from the city, it is recommended to
take a taxi which costs approximately 25 RMB
from downtown of Kunming.
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voyages.yunnan@gmail.com |
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