What are the eight temples outside Chengde?

Puren Temple, Pushan Temple (now gone), Puning Temple, Anyuan Temple, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Shuxiang Temple, Xumi Fushou Temple, Guangyuan Temple.

1. Puren Temple

It is located on the east bank of Wulie River in the east of Chengde City. The architectural shape of Puren Temple is the "Jialan Qitang" style of Han temples, surrounded by protective walls.

In 1713 (the fifty-second year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty), in order to celebrate the 60th birthday of Emperor Kangxi, the Mongolian princes wrote a "memorandum" to build a temple outside the Chengde Summer Resort as a venue for the birthday celebration.

2. Pushan Temple (no longer exists)

Chengde Pushan Temple was built in the 52nd year of Kangxi (1713). It is located on the northeast side of Puren Temple. The layout of the temple Adopting the traditional method of Chinese temple architecture, the central axis of the temple includes the mountain gate, the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, and the back hall. On both sides are bell towers, drum towers, side halls, gallery rooms and other ancillary buildings.

It is 87 meters wide, 129 meters long, and covers an area of ??11,223 square meters. The east and west walls are divided into two layers inside and outside, and the inner courtyard is divided into four courtyards at the front and back.

3. Puning Temple

It was built in the 20th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1755). It is a combined Chinese and Tibetan temple. The front half of the temple is in Chinese style and has the characteristics of traditional Buddhist temples of the Han nationality. The second half is Tibetan style, built after the Sangyuan Temple in Tibet, and the two different styles of architecture are integrated into one.

4. Anyuan Temple

Built in the 29th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1764), it is located in Gangfu on the east bank of the Wulie River, northeast of the Summer Resort in Chengde City, Hebei Province above. Anyuan Temple, commonly known as "Ili Temple", also known as "Golden Summit Temple", is one of the famous "Eight Outer Temples" in Chengde, Hebei Province. Built in the 29th year of Qianlong (1764), it was modeled after the Gurzha Temple on the north bank of the Ili River in Xinjiang.

5. Putuo Zongcheng Temple

It is located in the north of the Summer Resort in Chengde City, Hebei Province and on the south side of Shizigou. It covers an area of ??220,000 square meters and is the largest of the eight temples outside Chengde. The grand one was built in the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1771). Emperor Qianlong ordered it to be built after the Potala Palace in Tibet in order to celebrate his 60th birthday and the 80th birthday of his mother, the Empress Dowager.

Emperor Qianlong met here with the leader of Turhu, Wobaxi and his party, who had returned from thousands of miles east, and held grand lectures, sermons, birthday celebrations and other activities.

6. Shuxiang Temple

It is located in the north of the Bishu Villa in Chengde City, Hebei Province, west of the Putuo Zongcheng Temple, and at the northern foot of the Lion Garden. Shuxiang Temple was built in the 39th year of Qianlong's reign. It is one of the eight Tibetan Buddhist temples in the northeast of the summer resort. It is modeled after Shuxiang Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi, and its shape is mainly based on Han temple architecture.

7. The Temple of Xumi Fushou

It is located on the south slope of Shizigou to the north of the Summer Resort in Chengde, Hebei Province, and east of the Temple of Putuo Zongcheng.

The entire temple covers an area of ??36,700 square meters. From south to north, there are main buildings such as the mountain gate, stele pavilion, glazed pavilion, Dahongtai, Jinhe Hall, Wande Zongyuan Hall, glazed Wanshou Pagoda, etc., along a The more obvious central axis adopts a basically symmetrical arrangement on the left and right.

8. Guangyuan Temple

Belongs to Shuiquan Village, Shuangqiao District, Chengde City, Hebei Province and is located to the east of Puyou Temple. It was built in the forty-fifth year of Qianlong (1780). Qianlong inscribed " Guangyuan Temple".

Located on the east side of Puyou Temple, it is a Han-style temple. Its main building and ancillary facilities are based on the traditional Chinese palace architectural pattern, with Jialan Qitang as the main temple building. Guangyuan Temple is special because it is a temple built with personal funds by a lama to show his respect for the emperor.