Bamboo Temple (Qiongzhu Si)
筇竹寺 · Qióngzhú Sì
A hillside Buddhist temple famous for 500 lifelike clay arhats sculpted in the 1880s, each with a different face.
No booking needed1–2 hours (plus travel)
Tip
The arhats are in the side halls, not the main hall; look for the ones riding animals, surfing on waves and stretching extra-long arms.
- Opening hours
- About 08:00–18:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- About ¥6 (sources differ; some list it as free) To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking needed; pay at the gate if a ticket is charged.
- Getting there
- About 12 km west of the centre: taxi or DiDi about 30 minutes (book a return ride, few taxis wait here); or minibus C61 from Kunming West Bus Station, roughly every 30 minutes To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 云南省昆明市五华区黑林铺街道玉案山筇竹寺
Photo: Jan Drewes · CC BY-SA 3.0
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