The Putuo Zongcheng Temple is a brick and tile red wall.

Located on the north side of the Summer Resort in Chengde City, Hebei Province, on the south side of the Lion Gully, it is the first of the eight temples outside Chengde. This temple took 4 years to build and has a construction area of over 70,000 square meters. It is a national AAAAA tourist attraction. The Putuo Zongcheng Temple is a temple that integrates Han, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan characters. The overall architectural style is unique and has high artistic value and historical significance. 1⃣ Putuo Zongcheng Temple, also known as "Little Potala Palace", is a Buddhist temple built by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty to celebrate his 60th birthday and the 80th birthday of the Empress Dowager Chongqing. Located in Chengde City, Hebei Province, on the north side of the Summer Resort and on the south side of the Lion Gully, it is the largest architectural complex in the eight temples outside Chengde, and was completed in the 36th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1771). 2⃣ The essence of the Putuo Zongcheng Temple is the main hall of the Wanfa Guiyi Hall in the center of the Dahongtai on the top of the mountain. The roof of the hall is said to be covered with gilded fish-scale copper tiles. In order to build the roof of the hall, more than 14,000 taels of first-class gold leaves were used. Around the main hall, there are three floors of group buildings, each with 44 rooms. 3⃣ It is said that the Japanese army who invaded China in the past robbed a lot of cultural relics in the Putuo Zongcheng Temple. When they wanted to scrape the gold on the roof, a soldier fell to death directly, causing the Japanese army at that time to kneel in front of the Buddha statue. It is said that there are still traces left by the invaders on the tiles of the golden roof. 4⃣ You can climb up along the steps, each floor has different scenery, the overall color of the Little Potala Palace is mainly white and red, and there are many stair stools. The entire upward tour route is stone bridge, mountain gate, stele pavilion, five pagoda gate, glazed archway, big white platform, big red platform. It is still very spectacular when looking up from the bottom of the big white platform. 5⃣ The Putuo Zongcheng Temple is staggered with more than 60 red platforms, white platforms and lama pagodas. The main building, the big red platform, is built on the top of the mountain, which is magnificent. The temple was built in March of the 32nd year of Qianlong (1767), and it took four and a half years to build. It was completed in August of the 36th year of Qianlong (1771). It was the longest construction time in the eight temples. 6⃣ The red platform has 7 floors on the outside, decorated with Tibetan-style blind windows. There are 6 Buddha niches in the middle, with 6 Amitayus, symbolizing Emperor Qianlong's 60th birthday, and the upper edge of the red platform is decorated with 80 small Buddha niches. There are 80 Amitayus, symbolizing the 80th birthday of the Empress Dowager. 🌟The interior enshrines a wooden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, which is the largest wooden Buddha statue in the world🙏