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Yuantong Si ('''Yuantong Temple''') in [[Kunming]], [[Yunnan]], had its beginning as the Butuluo Temple founded during the [[Nanzhao Period]] (738-902). During the period from 1301 (5th year of the Dade reign, [[Yuan Dynasty]]) to 1319 (6th year of the Yanyou reign, [[Yuan Dynasty]]), the temple was reconstructed and given its present name, and a new Guanyin Hall was added to it. Repeated repairs were done during the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. According to historical records, Yuantong Temple was converted into a Taoist temple for a brief period, and as a result both Buddhist and Taoist influences are seen in some buildings, stele inscriptions, and religious statues.

The topography of Yuantong Temple is that its front towers over its rear on a mountain slope so that one can peep through its front gate and get a panoramic view of the entire temple with its posterior perched on the edge of a cliff. The archway in front of the temple stands on a base that is ten meters higher than that of its Mahavira Hall. Few temples in this country are built in this way. As behooves Kunming as a city where it is spring all the year around, the layout of the Yuantong Temple is combined with horticulture and landscaping, turning the place into both a religious center and a botanical garden of blossoming flowers and green trees.
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