Temple of the Chancellor - Octagonal Ceramic Palace

(Local Name: Baijiao Liulidian) The most important building on the Temple of the Chancellor site is the Octagonal Ceramic Palace (Baijiao Liulidian), the contents of which include a 7m/23ft high Guanyin statue. The gilded likeness of the goddess, with her four faces, 1000 arms and 1000 eyes, was created out of a single piece of Ginkgo wood. In the neighboring bell-tower hangs an enormous 4m/13ft high bronze bell, weighing over 5 tons and dating from the Qing period (1644-1911).