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title: Yuantong Temple
author: Henrik Berger Jorgensen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4980/yuantong-temple/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Yuantong Temple
_Authored by Henrik Berger Jorgensen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4980.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) in Kunming, Yunnan province, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) was first built in the late 8th and early 9th century CE, restored and expanded several times since.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jorgensen, H. B. (2016, April 21). Yuantong Temple. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jorgensen, Henrik Berger. "Yuantong Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 21, 2016. .
### MLA
Jorgensen, Henrik Berger. "Yuantong Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Apr 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/darkb4dawn/8625049777/in/photolist-e9aCNM-amPTfX-o5PkvX-7HUiEK-7HYdHS-apfoPj-5ZeyAy-85LW5M-amSHP5-amPY8B-amPSsZ-amPXfV-avCTjX-6jWHSX-7QbK6Y-avFBiS-avFmqs-amSRn1-5ik4GT-avFDi3-amSRuu-5ikEhR-amPZng-5ik5tP-e4u2xQ-dipacw-ErpP8H-avFo9J-e9gjPG-amSKn1-amSQCN-amSF4d-avD1Vp-amQ2bX-amSQN3-avCSGX-avFsuw-6Q22Gn-amQ2u2-amPZLZ-6kTjCN-amSQkf-5ipobN-5ik8EM-avCPR4-amPVja-4cGUQg-avFxNu-5ik9hx-dipamC)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/darkb4dawn/8625049777/in/photolist-e9aCNM-amPTfX-o5PkvX-7HUiEK-7HYdHS-apfoPj-5ZeyAy-85LW5M-amSHP5-amPY8B-amPSsZ-amPXfV-avCTjX-6jWHSX-7QbK6Y-avFBiS-avFmqs-amSRn1-5ik4GT-avFDi3-amSRuu-5ikEhR-amPZng-5ik5tP-e4u2xQ-dipacw-ErpP8H-avFo9J-e9gjPG-amSKn1-amSQCN-amSF4d-avD1Vp-amQ2bX-amSQN3-avCSGX-avFsuw-6Q22Gn-amQ2u2-amPZLZ-6kTjCN-amSQkf-5ipobN-5ik8EM-avCPR4-amPVja-4cGUQg-avFxNu-5ik9hx-dipamC) by [**Henrik Berger Jorgensen**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/darkb4dawn/8625049777/in/photolist-e9aCNM-amPTfX-o5PkvX-7HUiEK-7HYdHS-apfoPj-5ZeyAy-85LW5M-amSHP5-amPY8B-amPSsZ-amPXfV-avCTjX-6jWHSX-7QbK6Y-avFBiS-avFmqs-amSRn1-5ik4GT-avFDi3-amSRuu-5ikEhR-amPZng-5ik5tP-e4u2xQ-dipacw-ErpP8H-avFo9J-e9gjPG-amSKn1-amSQCN-amSF4d-avD1Vp-amQ2bX-amSQN3-avCSGX-avFsuw-6Q22Gn-amQ2u2-amPZLZ-6kTjCN-amSQkf-5ipobN-5ik8EM-avCPR4-amPVja-4cGUQg-avFxNu-5ik9hx-dipamC). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 21 April 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.