. Peking and the overland route. J op of Pi Yun Ssu 89 well worth a visit. Chinese pilgrims to this temple de-posit shoes at the feet of the reclining Buddha as an actof piety. (32) The Pi Yun Ssu (mm^)- tlie Temple of the GreenJade Clouds, south-cast of the ^^?o Fo Ssu. is also a Bud-dhist shrine which has been famous for generations for thevast nmubcr of dictics which its numerous luills havesheltered. Part of the structure is hi imitation of Indianmodels, but as it has grown througii three d>iiastics thestyles of architecture are varied and heterogeneous. Theearly structures were founded
. Peking and the overland route. J op of Pi Yun Ssu 89 well worth a visit. Chinese pilgrims to this temple de-posit shoes at the feet of the reclining Buddha as an actof piety. (32) The Pi Yun Ssu (mm^)- tlie Temple of the GreenJade Clouds, south-cast of the ^^?o Fo Ssu. is also a Bud-dhist shrine which has been famous for generations for thevast nmubcr of dictics which its numerous luills havesheltered. Part of the structure is hi imitation of Indianmodels, but as it has grown througii three d>iiastics thestyles of architecture are varied and heterogeneous. Theearly structures were founded by high court officials underthe Mongols. The greater part of the buildings and thestatues were erected by the Mings, while certain additionswere made bv the i
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