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Pule Temple 普乐寺Pǔlè Sì
National heritage site · Chengde, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chengde
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Pule Temple
A Qing temple built in 1766–67 on a rise east of the Wulie River, with a Chinese-style front half and a Tibetan-style rear half. The rear is dominated by the Xuguang Pavilion, a round double-eaved hall about 23 m high standing on a three-tier terrace, with a large wooden mandala and a bronze double-figure Samvara inside. Unlike most of its neighbours it never had resident monks and was run by the Imperial Household Department.
How to get to Pule Temple
On the east bank of the Wulie River about 1.7 km north-east of the Chengde Mountain Resort and about 5 km north of central Chengde, with Anyuan Temple about 800 m to the north and Puren Temple about 650 m to the south-west.
Nearby
- Chengde Mountain Resort 承德避暑山庄 under 10 km
The Qing emperors' summer capital, ringed by temples, some modelled on Tibet's
Also within 20 km: Puren Temple 溥仁寺 (under 10 km), Anyuan Temple 安远庙 (under 10 km), Qingchui Peak National Forest Park 磬锤峰国家森林公园 (under 10 km), Xumi Fushou Temple 须弥福寿之庙 (under 10 km), Puning Temple 普宁寺 (under 10 km), Putuo Zongcheng Temple 普陀宗乘之庙 (under 10 km).
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