![]() ![]() The hall is facing east, double-hipped roof. Yufeng Temple hall is quadrangle courtyard layout, consists of a gate, the hall, and two tigers. Its blossoming period lasts more than 100 days a year, and produces more than 20,000 flowers in 20 groups, each group over 1,000 flowers. It is said that this tree was planted between 14 during the Ming Dynasty before the temple was built. This tree is believed to have a magical power to persuade the young lovers to cherish their lives and enjoy happy life in real world. Naxi young lovers that want to die for their love in Yunshanpin of Jade Dragons snow Mountain will come to Yufeng Temple to take a look at the great Camellia. In the eyes of the Naxi, Camellia is the symbol of true love. ![]() They were engrafted in one tree and now have grown into a huge tree with the crown shading the whole courtyard. Actually, it is a combination of two different breeds of camellia. It was said that the camellia tree here had been more than 500 years old. The temple has three courtyards and the famous great Camellia is in the northern one. It is also the witness of the peaceful coexistence and syncretism of multinational cultures and religions, and still plays a very important role in acculturation of Naxi Ethnic Group. The whole temple shows a distinctive and conjunct architecture style of Han Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism and the local Naxi Dongba Religion due to the cultural communion between different minorities and different areas. There is a small pond in front of the temple embraced by big pine trees. Yufeng Temple is called 'Kalashicongfeilin' in Tibetan language. Yufeng Temple (Chinese Name: 玉峰寺), located at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with ancient forests clustering around, is 9 km away from the Lijiang.
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