Putuozongcheng Zhi Miao (Potala Temple)
Five minutes' walk west, the Potala Temple, its tapering windows and slab-sided walls obviously influenced by Tibet, is in no way "a copy of the Potala Temple in Lhasa", as local guides like to say. Many windows are blind, and several outbuildings are solid, just intended to add to the massy splendor of the whole. Items on display in the surrounding galleries include two nine-story sandalwood pagodas climbing through holes cut in the floors, young girls' skulls fused with silver and once used as drinking vessels, and anatomically detailed esoteric statuary of sexual acts.
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| Hours | 8am-5pm (to 4pm in winter) | |
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| Location | Shizi Gou Lu, Wai Bali Miao | |
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| Transportation | Bus: no. 118 to Putuozongcheng Zhi Miao | |
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| Prices | Admission: summer ¥40 ($5), winter ¥30 ($4) | |