Peking, the capital of China, is one of the big destinations of the world that you have to know. It is the second biggest city of the country, behind Shangai, and it is one of the corners of the world that can bring together perfectly the ancient thing with the modern thing.
The Prohibited City surrounded with parks and gardens, is a masterpiece of the Chinese design. The Square of Tiananmen or the Temple of the Sky, there are some of the big attractions that you must not get lost in the city. Also, Peking is provided with hundreds of museums that will offer you a wonderful and glorious vision of the past of this city.
Nevertheless, today we want to stop a little more in the famous Temple of the Mud in Peking, the biggest and better preserved of the city. Those that you it visit you will be got for the olo of the varitas of incense and the soft singing of the prayers of the devout faithful that, kneeled down, they place themselves in front of the statues of Buddha.
The biggest of all of them is the statue of Buddha 18 meters high, who represents it of Tibetan form, with a tunic of yellow silk. The whole statue was carved using only one sandalwood wooden block.
The Temple of the Mud was constructed in 1694, during the Dynasty Qing. It was also the residence of the emperor Yongzheng, therefore, in addition to prayer temple, it is an imperial palace, slightly different from the others, It relies on with five principal rooms, and a series of courtyards with decorative arches richly worn out. This temple also is a treasure of the art Buddhist, with images and sculptures of Budas, demons, gods and murals of Tibetan style.
Therefore, if you are planning a trip to Peking, in addition to reserving your hotels in the city, visiting the Prohibited City and covering his alleys, squares and museums, you should approach the impressive Temple of the Mud, one of the biggest and most incredible that can be seen in the Chinese capital.
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