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South Putuo Temple |
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South Putuo Temple |
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   This ancient temple at the foot of Five Old Men Hill (Wolaoshan) east of Xiamen was first built more than a thousand years ago during the Tang Dynasty. It received its present name when it was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty. It received its present name when it was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty. The original Hall of Great Benevolence (Dabeidian), a wooden structure built on stone foundation, was destroyed in war. Though the present one is a 1930 concrete imitation of the earlier wooden buildings, it looks just as magnificent. The temple is regarded as one of the finest temples in south Fujian and is especially noted for Buddha statues and carvings on steles that are found in its buildings.
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