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Temple of Princess Wencheng
 Located
20 kilometers from Jiegu Town of Yushu Prefecture, the Temple of Princess
Wencheng is hemmed in by mountains and streams. It is equisitely designed.
On top of the rock over the front gate of the main hall there are nine
statues of Buddha, displaying the excellent technique of carving and
painting of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is said that when she passed
through here on her way to marry the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, Princess
Wencheng was deeply moved by the hospitable local Tibetans. She thus
ordered her artisans and craftsmen to build Buddhist pagodas and make
statues of Buddha. In 710 when she passed through the same place on
her way to marry the Tibetan king Chide Zugdan, Princess Jincheng saw
the statues of Buddha and asked her craftsmen to rebuild the temple,
granting the name of the Temple of Princess Wencheng.
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