There are dozens of wind chimes like this hung throughout the compound. They make a magical noise when the breezes blow.

The woodwork at the top of a stairway is carved into a beautiful flower.

The entrance to the Main Hall is decorated with gilded ornaments on the roof.

At the corners of all the rooftops you can see carvings (and another wind chime).

The Western Lotus Pond Garden.

Another courtyard.

The main hall.

 

 

Then entire complex is built of wood brought in from places all over China.

 

Those big modern buildings are such a contrast to the Tang Dynasty style monastery.

 

 

Lotus Pond Garden information.

It is not permitted to photograph the statues because there are people worshiping there and it would be disrespectful. This image was scanned from a guide book about the Chi Lin Nunnery. Here's what it says about this photo: "The statue of Buddha Sakyamuni is in the center of the Main Hall. To his extreme left is Bodhisattva Manjusre, and to his extreme right, Bodhisattva Samantabhandra. The standing statues are his two disciples, Mahakasyapa (left) and Ananda (right).