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Located to the north of the imperial Summer Villa (Bishu shanzhuang), the Temple for Potarka Doctrine (Putuo zongshengsi miao), was built in 1767. It is the largest of the eight remaining outer temples in Chengde, with an area of 220,000 square meters. Despite much renovation, It is still possible to understand the awe that visiting dignitaries, mainly from the far western provinces and Mongolia, felt for the temple. The temple itself was designed as a replica of Lhasa's Potala Palace, in miniature. The temple was originally built for minority group leaders from all over China to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), and it came to serve as the locale for religious ceremonies and as the meeting point for Qing emperor's to meet minority dignitaries. |
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