summer palace map Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/summer-palace-map Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:22:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 China Interior of the Imperial Summer Palace http://travelsfinders.com/china-interior-of-the-imperial-summer-palace.html http://travelsfinders.com/china-interior-of-the-imperial-summer-palace.html#respond Sun, 05 Feb 2017 06:27:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=230555 This temple, lying further north, was built in 1764 at the behest of the Jiangxi Emperor to mark the defeat of the Dsungars. Inside, the carved statue of Ksitigarbha, the Ruler of the Underworld, is of interest. The Temple of Universal Tranquillity, also known as the Temple of the Great Buddha, situated to the north-east of the Summer Villa, was built by the Qianlong Emperor in 1755 in a mixture of Chinese and Tibetan styles after he had subjugated the north-western territories. The temple became known for the wooden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, which stands 22m/72ft tall and weighs 110

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