Built in 1780, Xumi Fushou is the youngest of the major outer temples and probably the most architecturally interesting. The Qianlong Emperor commissioned it specifically as a residence for the Sixth Panchen Lama, who had travelled from Shigatse to Chengde for the emperor's seventieth birthday — an enormous diplomatic gesture from Tibet.
The main hall is a Tibetan-style structure with a gilded roof and dragon ornaments at the corners, modelled on the Panchen Lama's own seat at Tashilhunpo. The temple sits next to Putuo Zongcheng and is usually visited as part of the same circuit. It is smaller and quieter than its more famous neighbour and the carved details on the bronze fittings reward a slow look.