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Yufeng Temple
At
the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 13 kilometers (nine miles)
northwest away from the Old Town is a small lamasery named Yufeng Temple
- one of the Scarlet Sect lamaseries of Lijiang. First built in 1756 during
the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Yufeng Temple used
to have nine courtyards, but only the gate tower, the main hall and two
courtyards have remained after so many years' historical vicissitude.
The beautiful sceneries around Yufeng Temple are special gifts from the
deity. The temple backs onto a snow mountain and faces a meadow. It is
surrounded by the flourishing forest and a never-dried river. All this
makes it a really good place to visit.
The whole Yufeng Temple shows a distinctive and conjunct architectural
style of Han Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism and the local Naxi Dongba
Religion due to the cultural communion between different minorities and
different areas in the Qing Dynasty. It is the compatible and harmonious
trait makes the Naxi culture develop and enrich so quickly.
The
best time to experience the ravishing views of Yufeng Temple is in late
spring and early summer, because the famous camellia tree is in full blossomy
during the period. It is said that camellia tree was planted in Emperor
Chenghua's era of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and that is to say, the
tree is older than the temple. The flowers of the camellia tree could
bloom for more than 100 days, and there are altogether twenty thousand
flowers bloom in 20 batches. The camellia tree is three meters (ten feet)
in height and 34 centimeters (one foot) in diameter and the Lamas in Yufeng
Temple pleach the blanches of the camellia tree subtly into a 56 square
meters (67 yards) flowery canopy. When stepping close to the tree, you
find yourself plunging into an ocean of redolent and beauteous flowers.
Look at the flowers carefully and see if you can find out the uniqueness
of this old camellia tree: the intoxicating flowers are of two different
varieties. The bigger ones are pink and nine pistillate while the smaller
ones are white and single pistillate; two trees, which originally grew
side by side, have now, over the years, entwined. With the irradiation
of the brilliant sunglow and the contrast of the green grassland, the
flowering tree looks like burning flames from beyond. It is the real "King
of the Camellia Trees".
Yufeng Temple is a historical witness of the peaceful coexistence and
syncretism of multinational cultures and religions, and still plays a
very important role in acculturation of Naxi Ethnic Group.
Admission Fee: RMB 10
Recommended Time for a Visit: One hour
Opening Hours: 08:30 to 18:00
At
the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 13 kilometers (nine miles)
northwest away from the Old Town is a small lamasery named Yufeng Temple
- one of the Scarlet Sect lamaseries of Lijiang. First built in 1756 during
the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Yufeng Temple used
to have nine courtyards, but only the gate tower, the main hall and two
courtyards have remained after so many years' historical vicissitude.
The beautiful sceneries around Yufeng Temple are special gifts from the
deity. The temple backs onto a snow mountain and faces a meadow. It is
surrounded by the flourishing forest and a never-dried river. All this
makes it a really good place to visit.
The
best time to experience the ravishing views of Yufeng Temple is in late
spring and early summer, because the famous camellia tree is in full blossomy
during the period. It is said that camellia tree was planted in Emperor
Chenghua's era of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and that is to say, the
tree is older than the temple. The flowers of the camellia tree could
bloom for more than 100 days, and there are altogether twenty thousand
flowers bloom in 20 batches. The camellia tree is three meters (ten feet)
in height and 34 centimeters (one foot) in diameter and the Lamas in Yufeng
Temple pleach the blanches of the camellia tree subtly into a 56 square
meters (67 yards) flowery canopy. When stepping close to the tree, you
find yourself plunging into an ocean of redolent and beauteous flowers.
Look at the flowers carefully and see if you can find out the uniqueness
of this old camellia tree: the intoxicating flowers are of two different
varieties. The bigger ones are pink and nine pistillate while the smaller
ones are white and single pistillate; two trees, which originally grew
side by side, have now, over the years, entwined. With the irradiation
of the brilliant sunglow and the contrast of the green grassland, the
flowering tree looks like burning flames from beyond. It is the real "King
of the Camellia Trees".