Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

Again, the similarities between Pule Si’s main hall and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing are intended, and there are other “imitations” of important temples at Chengde, to make different Buddhist schools happy and collect their tributes.

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Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

The similarities between Pule Si’s main hall and that of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing are certainly intended, in the same way that Putuo Zongcheng, also one of Chengde’s “Eight Outer Temples,” imitates the Potala Palace in Tibet—to make different Buddhist schools happy (and collect their tributes).

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Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

Chengde’s mountain resort with its lake, imperial garden, and palace is still quite chilly in May, but during summer a great respite from Beijing’s (often smoggy) heat in particular. Also, it is surrounded by an enormous density of Buddhist grand temples.

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Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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(“#pagodafungus” what? Pixelfed’s autocorrect hashtag suggestions are really something, and not always do I catch them.)

Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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Alcove — Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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Alcove — Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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Pule Si (Temple of Universal Happiness), Chengde, China. May 2014, iPhone 5s.

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