Where is Pantuo Temple?

Pantuo Temple is a cultural tourist attraction.

Pantuo Temple is located in Pantuo Village, 5 kilometers west of Qionglai, Chengdu. Because there is a big stone like a rock, it is named. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was a famous Buddhist resort. The existing Hall of the Great Heroes was rebuilt in the 25th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1392) and renovated in the 2nd year of Zhengtong in Ming Dynasty (1437). Its shape is a single-eave mountain-resting style, and the width and depth of four-column three-bay are the same; The plane is square with a side length of 9.95 meters. There is a bucket arch under the eaves, and there is a clay sculpture of the "Three Saints of the West" (that is, the "Three Saints of Tommy" as Buddhists say) in the middle of the hall. Amida Buddha in the middle, Guanyin on the left, and the general trend on the right. All three statues are sitting on the lotus platform, about 2 meters high. There are murals of the Ming Dynasty on the four walls of the temple, which are precious cultural heritage and depict the Buddhist story of "53 gifted scholars". All the stories in the murals are separated by mountains and rivers, trees, flowing clouds, houses and pavilions, which make them connected up and down but independent of each other. Its brushwork is vigorous and smooth, colorful, the picture structure is neat, and the characters are carefully portrayed, which resembles a precious classical cartoon. Before and after the temple, there are still statues of four caves. A cave in front of the temple is "One Buddha and Two Bodhisattvas" published in the fifteenth year of Yuanhe. The left and right outer walls are engraved with floating pictures and a group of geisha. One of the five caves behind the temple is "Thousand Buddhas", the other is "Pure Land Change", and the other is a tantric statue with Tang style.

Address: Pantuo Village, Qionglai, Chengdu

Type: Temple

Playing time: suggested 1 hour.

Opening hours:

Open all day

Ticket information:

No tickets are needed.