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The most surprising scenic spot in Qinghai and Gansu during this trip (Haidong)

Haidong was not originally on our trip plan, but after accidentally searching for Qutan Temple, I was more and more surprised. There is such a well-preserved Ming Dynasty building complex in the northwest region. It is not far from our return route, so we must come. The management of the scenic area follows the confusion of Labrang Monastery. When we arrived at the gate, we found that the gate was closed. There was a ticket office next to it, which said that the ticket price was 50, but there was no one inside. We asked the aunt selling incense at the gate, and she told us that there was a door on the side to enter, so we went in in a daze. In the entire temple, only one staff member dressed as a monk was found at the entrance of Longguo Hall. This man was sitting against the wall outside the hall, playing with his mobile phone the whole time. The altars in every hall and the gaps between some wooden furniture are stuffed with RMB. Judging from the current customer flow, they must have been piled up for a long time with no one collecting them. There are many treasures in the temple, and their placement is very random. The elephant-back cloud drum, the "Long Live the Emperor" plaque, the bells and drums of the Ming Dynasty, the murals in the main hall and the corridors are basically in an unguarded state, and some of them don't even bother to put up a retractable isolation belt. . . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The current Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City was rebuilt during the reign of Emperor Kangxi after being damaged many times. It was built more than 200 years later than the Hall of Longguo, and its style has also changed significantly from the Fengtian Hall of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the shape of the Longguo Hall may be more similar to the former Fengtian Hall; the first five emperors of the Ming Dynasty all had extraordinary relationships with this temple. It is said that the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen, once retired here. The subsequent emperors Yongle, Hongxi, and Xuande all erected imperial steles. This is a royal temple that is loved by everyone. Okay, that’s all I have to say. In short, this is a treasure temple worth a special trip. I hope that after this major renovation, it will be presented to the world in a more perfect state.
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Posted: Feb 18, 2024
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