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 Gantong Temple, also known as Danshan Temple, is
located at the northern bank of the Mocang Brook, and the southern
foot of Shengying Peak of Cangshan Mountain. Embraced by
undulating hills, green trees and beautiful surroundings, the
place has always been a scenic spot and a sacred place of
Buddhism. It was constructed in the Tang Dynasty and there were 36
halls in all. Owing to ravages of soldiery in history, all the
halls except one have fallen into ruins. Another.one of them is
now under reconstruction. In the 17th year of the Hongwu era
(1384) of the Ming Dynasty, the abbot Wuji led some of his
disciples to go on a pilgrimage to Beijing and offered white
steeds, camellias and white tea as tribute to the emperor. And
from then on, the fame of the temple spread widely and the temple
has become very popular among the people as No. One Temple is the
Dali area.
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