architecture

Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Stele Pavilion

Chengde, Hebei, China

碑亭 (Bēi tíng) [Chinese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Putuo Zongcheng Temple
material
brick, wood
technique
masonry

Architecture: Putuo Zongcheng Temple

full/alternative names
Little Potala Palace, Temple of the Potaraka doctrine
built
1767-1771
culture
Chinese, Tibetan
style/period
Tibetan style, Chinese style
work type
Tibetan Buddhist temple
patronage
Qianlong Emperor

Specifications

Specification: Putuo Zongcheng Temple

area
220,000 m²

Geography

Asia » Eastern Asia » China » Hebei » Chengde Shi » Chengde » Shuangqiao
local language location name
承德 (Chéngdé), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historic location names
Rehe (Jehol)
热河 (Rèhé) [Chinese simplified]
熱河 (Rèhé) [Chinese traditional]
historical affiliations
1771-1912
Great Qing
1912-1933
Republic of China
1933-1945
Manchukuo
1945-1949
Republic of China

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
703