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Bamboo Temple  (Kunming)
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Built during the Tang Dynasty, the Bamboo Temple (Qiongzhu Si) is best known for housing a large collection of luohan (like Buddhist saint sculptures, also known as arhat). These life-size clay figures were sculpted over seven years by Li Guangxiu and his craftsmen and each represents some aspect of the human experience. It is a delighfully realistic (or surrealistic) collection of statues with perfectly fixed expressions seemingly frozen in time. The architecture of the temple is worth checking out also, and there's a large gilded Buddha out back in the courtyard.

 

 
Admission:6 RMB  Hours:8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  How to get there:Catch a minibus for 3 RMB from the railway station (no fixed schedule) or take a taxi for around 40 RMB. 
 
 
Phone: 0871 810 3951
Website: Not available
 
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