Eight outer temples

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Eight Outer Temples ( Chinese  外八庙 , Pinyin Wàibāmiào ) is a collective term for various Buddhist temples from the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing dynasty in Chengde ( Hebei Province of the People's Republic of China ).

The temples Putuo Zongcheng Temple ( 普陀 宗 乘 之 庙 , Temple of the Potaraka Doctrine), Xumi Fushou Temple ( 须弥 福寿 之 庙 , Temple of Bliss and Long Life of Sumeru Mountain), Puning Temple ( 普宁寺 , Temple of Universal Peace), Pule Temple ( 普乐 寺 , Temple of Universal Joy) have been a national monument since 1961 , the Anyuan Temple ( 安 远 庙 , Temple of the Pacification of the Far Areas) and the Shuxiang Temple ( 殊 像 寺 ) since 1988, the Puren Temple ( 溥 仁 寺 , Temple of Comprehensive Philanthropy ) since 2001 and the Puyou Temple ( 普佑 寺 ) since 2006.

The Eight Outer Temples and the Summer Palace (Chengde) have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1994 .

literature

  • O. Franke : Description of the Jehol area in the Chihli province. Detailed studies in Chinese culture and folklore. Dieterich, Leipzig 1902.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde. UNESCO website, accessed December 16, 2019 .