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Jianshui Zhilin Temple in Yunnan

Zhilin Temple, also known as Lin'an Temple, was established at the end of the Song Dynasty. It is said that the temple originally consisted of one hall, one workshop, one pavilion, two houses, and two pagodas, but now only the Zhilin Temple Main Hall and the Zhilin Temple Archway remain. The existing main hall of Zhilin Temple is a large Yuan Dynasty wooden structure built in 1295. The hall also preserves two Ming Dynasty Buddhist fine brushwork and ink murals. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit. Currently, it is not open to the public.
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