Xumi Fushou Temple

The Xumi Fushou Temple (Chinese: 须弥福寿之庙; pinyin: Xūmí Fúshòu Zhī Miào; literally: "Temple of Happiness and Longevity of the Sumeru Mountain") is one of the Eight Outer Temples in Chengde in the Chinese province of Hebei. The Buddhist temple is located in the north of the park complex of the Chengde Mountain Resort to the east of Putuo Zongcheng Temple on the north side of a slightly upward slope hill. The temple covers an area of 37,900 square metres (408,000 sq ft).

History

The temple was first designed in 1780 to celebrate the 70th Birthday of Emperor Qianlong and built for Penchen Lama the VI who came to Chengde from Tibet to convey his congratulations, and is a fusion of Chinese and Tibetan architectural style.

Its main building, the Great Red Terrace (Dahongtai, 大红台), has three storeys and was built above three-storeys foundation. The Miaogaozhuangyan Hall (妙高庄严殿) where the Penchen Lama preached is the center of the temple. The Jixiangfaxi Hall (吉样法喜殿) with a roof made of gold plated copper tiles was the home of Penchen Lama. Other buildings are the seven-story octagonal Liuli-Wanshou pagoda (琉璃万寿塔 "Glazed Tile Pagoda of Longevity") and a glazed tile paifang (琉璃牌坊). In the stele pavilion of the temple is a four-language memorial plaque with stone engraving in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan script, with an inscription in memory of the events.

References

Coordinates: 41°01′04″N 117°56′34″E / 41.017858°N 117.942696°E / 41.017858; 117.942696

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