Guangsheng Temple Review

Amazing historical relics, preserved so well, it is amazing, there are not only beautiful glazed towers, but also the Golden and Yuan Dynasty preserved intact Buddha statues and buildings, it is a worthwhile trip.

Guangsheng Temple was built in the East Han Dynasty and the first year (147) of the Ayu Wang Pagoda, the Buddha Sheli Pagoda, the Tang Dynasty four years (769) expansion. Ming Zhengde ten years (1515) reconstruction, the current tower is Ming Jiajing six years (1527) completed, tomorrow two years (1622) tower body is decorated with glaze. One of the four famous towers in China The tallest colorful glazed pagoda in the world The flying rainbow tower is a pagoda, with an octagonal shape of 13 floors, the tower is47.31 meters high, all made of brick, and the cross is the top of the mountain. The outline of the shape shrinks from the bottom to the top, like a cone. The glazed veneer of the whole tower reflects the superb glazed burning skills and wisdom crystallization of Shanxi folk, and is a representative work in China's glazed tower. Feihong tower is the shooting site of Tang monk sweeping tower in CCTV 86 edition of "Travel to the West". The Yuan Dynasty murals are not much in the country now. It is really precious. The Yuan Dynasty murals painted with various content are the only murals in ancient China that do not include Buddha Tao as the content. The water temple murals can be called the mural masterpieces of Chinese customs. The 8-magnitude earthquake in the Ming Dynasty also escaped the antique dealers who had a long-term interest in cultural relics. The water temple left us textbook-level murals. In addition to these three, the Guangsheng Temple was stripped of four murals and collected in three museums in the United States. They were amazing. Eyes, but they are still a national treasure that has not been returned home overseas. Guangsheng Temple is also looking forward to these murals coming home soon on the day...

The second time I went to Guangsheng Temple, I still felt that the glazed tower was really shocking. The plastic art of glazed can actually reach this level. Compared with the last time I saw the murals of Guangsheng Xia Temple, this time I had more interesting knowledge. The painting on the curtain of the stage on the mural is that the three harms are removed from the Zhou place.

Guangsheng Temple is located in the south foot of Huoshan, east of Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, China. It is composed of Shang Temple, Xia Temple and Shui Temple. It has a long history and a strange architectural style. It is a world-famous Buddhist monastery. According to the "Pingyang Mansion Zhi", Guangsheng Temple was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the first year (AD 147), the first name of the Ayu Wang Pagoda, also known as Julushe Temple. When the emperors of Northern Wei Taiwu and Beizhou Wudi were in power, the temples were twice destroyed on a large scale, and all the temples were destroyed except the Sheli Pagoda. Tang Dali four years (769 AD), Xiangyang County Wang Guo Ziyi asked Emperor Li Yuxuan to build a rebuilt tower, Dai Zong Zhunxi and gave the amount of "Dali Guangsheng Temple", meaning "the vastness of the sky, the famous places are the world", people referred to as "Guangsheng Temple", and later experienced repair and reconstruction. The temple building community layout is rigorous and unique, of which, the Feihong Pagoda and the Daxiong Palace of the Shang Temple were rebuilt for the Ming Dynasty, the remaining main buildings retain the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty, and the temple also has murals, wood carvings, mud and plastic cultural relics.

Guangsheng Temple "three unique" includes: Feihong glazed tower. This is the landmark building of Guangsheng Temple, known as the first tower in the world. Feihong Pagoda is a pagoda with eight corners and thirteen floors. It is more than 43 meters high, hollow inside the tower, hollow on the ground floor for Buddha, and imitated wood components inlaid with colorful glazed outside. It is one of the 19 Buddhas in China. In 2018, the tower was recognized as the "world's tallest colorful glazed tower". Zhaocheng Jinzang. This is a rare orphan book, is the Jin Dynasty Han Wen Da Tibetan scripture, and the Yongle Grand Canon, Dunhuang Legacy and the Four Library Books. Zhaocheng Jinzang is based on the original re-printing of "Kai Treasure", which saves most of the original appearance of "Kai Treasure", with a total of 6980 volumes and more than 60 million words. The Yuan Dynasty mural of the water temple. These murals are based on rain, rain, and reward gods. The layout is rigorous, the shape is vivid, and the color is thick. Among them, the "Daxing Sanle Zhongdu Show in the south wall" drama mural is the only large-scale Yuan Dynasty drama mural preserved in China, which has high artistic value and cultural relics value. The two ancient cypresses are known as "Guangsheng Qibai" and are known for their strange shapes of yin and yang, twisting left and right. These precious cultural relics and unique architectural styles together constitute the unique charm and historical value of Guangsheng Temple.

From Shanxi to Ningxia, I found that there was Guangsheng Temple on the map. I was curious to see it. I didn't expect to have an unexpected surprise. The Hongdong Guangsheng Temple scenic spot is divided into three buildings: the upper and lower two temples and the water temple. The Feihong Tower is one of the five Buddha Sheli Towers and one of the four ancient towers in China. It is also the only one found so far with artisan titles and the largest and most complete glazed towers. It is worth seeing!