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Yuantong Si Buddhist Temple

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Photos of Yuantong Si, the largest buddhist temple in Kunming. The temple is over 1000 years old and has been renovated many times.


01 Golden dragon carvings	02 Gate	03 Stone carving	04 Entrance detail	05 Inner court with praying man


06 Pavilion and pond	07 Pond	08 Pavilion and pond	09 Arched stone bridge	10 Lion statues


11 Pavilion and pond	12 Arched stone bridge	13 View of shrine	14 Lion statue	15 Decorated door


16 Roof decorations	17 Roof decorations	18 Roof decorations	19 Column and roof detail	20 Decorated door


21 Arched stone bridge	22 Front view of temple	23 Inner court	24 Decorated door detail	25 Red column and Chinese lantern


26 Chinese characters	27 Window	28 Red columns and Chinese lantern	29 Red columns and roof detail	30 Red columns and roof detail	31 Roof detail


32 Red columns and roof detail	33 Roof decorations

Other Kunming galleries: Downtown Kunming ▪ Yunnan Nationalities Village ▪ Qiongzhu Si (Bamboo temple)

Categories: Classical Chinese architecture ▪ Ponds and pools ▪ Temples ▪ Religious sites ▪ Buddhism

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