Wudang Lamasary, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
General view of the Wudang Lamasary (Tibetan Buddhist Monastery) in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, in the People's Republic of China. Its Chinese name is Guangjue Temple. Construction took place during the 17th and 18th centuries. It is said to contain more than 1500 statues of the Buddha made of various materials, including gold and silver. Many frescos have been preserved, depicting historical and fictional figures, landscapes, flowers and birds
Picture No
10413617
Media ID
46520107
Size
5342px x 3979px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/HUBERTUS KANUS
Source
Photograph by Hubertus Kanus
Date
circa 2000
