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YongHe Gong lama temple

• YongHe Gong lama temple is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world

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About the temple

• The building and the artworks of YongHeGong combine Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. Palace of the Heavenly King, Yonghe Palace, Eternal Blessing Hall, the Hall of the Wheel of the Law and Hall of boundless Happiness are the main structures.

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The Dragon spring temple

• Originally called the Dragon Spring Temple, its name was changed to the Mountain of Awakening Temple in 1162

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Dragon spring temple• The Dragon Spring Temple which is also known as

Mt. Longquan Daoist Temple, is situated on Mt. Longquan in the northern suburbs of Kunming City. Spring water gushes out of the Black Dragon Pond under the mountain, which, as the ancients believed, was inhabited by a flood dragon.

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Temple of great mercy

• The carved statues of the 18 arhats in the front hall of the temple are some of the finest in all of the Eight Great Temples. Legend has it that the famous Yuan Dynasty sculptor made them Liu Yuan