4.6/5
158***36The resort boasts a prime location with convenient access. The scenery within the resort is beautiful, and the architecture is distinctive. After hiking, you can enjoy a distant view of the "Little Potala Palace" and also visit the Misty Rain Pavilion for photos.
4.7/5
Anonymous userCultural sites leave us with historical imprints, and the gilded tiles of the Little Potala Palace are awe-inspiring, highlighting the weakness of a nation that can't even protect its own treasures! The tourism regulations regarding fire prevention at the Little Potala Palace are played on repeat, and the background music during the tour is a bit unbearable. I don't understand it, but I respect it!
4.8/5
我爱安安公主It's a performance worth watching. The latest stage technology is used and the scale is large. However, it is located in the mountains and it is an open-air performance. It will be a bit cold if you go to see it during the National Day holiday, so it is recommended to wear more clothes.
44.7/5
秋儿的足迹During holidays, we don't take the cable car unless we're with elderly people. We waited almost an hour for it, even though walking up wouldn't take that long. A one-way cable car ride up the mountain is fine; taking the cable car back means walking back, which is unnecessary. The downhill walk is much easier.
54.8/5
_ZF***93The Eight Outer Temples are actually an abbreviation for the Eight Temples Outside the Pass. Puning Temple was the first temple built by Emperor Qianlong after his ascension to the throne (Puning, as the name suggests, means "universal peace"). Putuo Zongcheng Temple was the last temple he built. This is the only one of the Eight Outer Temples managed by the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau (Lama); the others are managed by the Cultural Relics Bureau. A must-see here is the Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva (the world's largest existing gilded wooden standing Buddha statue). Emperor Qianlong liked to erect steles. The steles describe the background of the temple's construction, and the steles even use puns, with money and dragon patterns carved at the bottom. I heard a story from Director Wang that made me realize Emperor Qianlong was a person of extremely high emotional intelligence. When asked if the use of Chinese characters on the back of the steles was because Chinese was considered inferior to Manchu, Qianlong replied, "No, it's precisely because the Chinese language of the Central Plains is so profound that the back is written as a backing for the Manchu script." (This is anecdotal and not even historical; just something I heard.)
64.6/5
M60***67Hiking enthusiasts can enter through the South Gate and reach Toad Rock in about 40 minutes. From there, you can reach Qingchui Peak in less than half an hour, then take the cable car down from the North Gate. I saw a relaxing little orange cub at the Toad Rock Observation Deck.
74.6/5
M66***28Autumn in Yudaokou is like nature overturning its palette. Golden leaves, fiery red maple leaves, and emerald green pines and cypresses interweave into a brilliant and colorful painting.
84.7/5
不乐不归It's a great attraction, but not many people are there. Not many of the Outer Eight Temples are open to the public at the moment. The main ones that can be visited are Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Xumi Fushou Temple, Puning Temple and Anyuan Temple.
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