Pule Temple, commonly known as the Round Pavilion, is located on the east bank of the Wulie River in the east of Chengde City, facing the Wulie River and leaning against Chui Peak in the back. Built in the 31st year of Qianlong (1766), the temple gate faces west. Due to the increasingly close relationship between the ethnic groups in the northwest and the Qing government at that time, the Kazakhs living around Balkhash and the Bruts living north of Congling continued to send representatives to perform Hajj, so the temple was built. Facing the summer resort, the temple looks like stars over the moon, symbolizing the unity of a multi-ethnic country. The mountain gate of Pule Temple is a single-eaves resting on the top of the mountain. Inside the mountain gate are buildings such as the Bell and Drum Tower, Tianwang Hall, and Zongyin Hall. The Temple of the Heavenly King rests on the top of the mountain with a single eaves. The green edge of the cloth is trimmed, and there are statues of the Four Heavenly Kings, the big-bellied Maitreya and Wei Tuo inside. Zongyin Hall is the main hall, with double eaves resting on the top of the mountain. The ridge of the hall is made of colorful glazed tiles to form a cloud and dragon pattern. There is a large glazed pagoda in the middle of the ridge. There are glazed reliefs of “Eight Treasures” on the side of the hall. The hall houses Sakyani Buddha, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha. Behind the three Buddhas squats a protector: a golden-winged roc. There are eight Bodhisattva statues on both sides. The main Tibetan-style building in the second half of Pule Temple is called the Sutra Altar, which is a place for gatherings, sermons, and memorials. It has three floors. The main hall is called “Xuguang Pavilion” and its appearance is very similar to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. There is a bronze Buddha statue of Tibetan Buddhism on the main “mandala” on the Sumeru seat in the pavilion, namely “Shangle King Buddha”, also known as “Happy Buddha”. The ceiling caisson inside the pavilion is also second to none among the eight outer temples.
Telephone
0314-2057557
Reference when using
1-3 hours
transportation
Take bus No. 10 or 28 to the Lamasery, walk one kilometer east, or take a taxi.
Opening hours
08:00-18:00 (April 01-October 9, Monday-Sunday)
08:30-17:00 (October 10th - March 31st of the following year, Monday - Sunday)
*Information update time: 2024-12-16
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