Baitai Temple

According to the inscription of the monument, the Baitai Temple in Xinyi, Shanxi Province, was rebuilt in the fourteenth year of Tang Kaiyuan (726), and the Mingchang of Jindading was rebuilt. The first Buddha statue in Baitai Temple existed in the Yuan Dynasty. The main picture of the pharmacist Buddha is the statue of the Yuan Dynasty. There should be many buildings in front of the temple in the past, and now they are no longer there, and you can see the Buddha watching you from the temple gate (Figure 9). Baitai Temple was stolen in 1993, 1994 and 2002, it is strange that a place can be stolen three times in a row, the first time stolen, should strengthen protection, but theft after theft, that is not to say, it is said that one of the guards was tied up by the theft. It is evident how inaction the management was at the time. So wonderful Buddha statues lost their heads, let alone those that we could not see, stolen Buddha statues. The last few pictures are the tragic situation after theft. The Bodhisattva only has one disabled foot, and the Bodhisattva on the other lotus seat is gone. Such a beautiful lotus seat, I can imagine how good the Bodhisattva on it should be. I showed a Luo Han who has no head. In fact, there are many who have no head. This is a 2013 photo, and now the restoration has been sorted out, not so messy. In 2018, I went to Baitai Temple. The temple door was locked. We called the cultural relics department to show the introduction letter. The administrator was a simple rural brother. He rode three wheels and came over. We got on his car and entered the temple together. This is the current situation of Baitai Temple. The local villagers hold the key and lock it when no one comes. I think this management method is normal even if it is stolen again. Akagi Mingdeng said in "The Material of Shape": "This world is inevitably going to rot, weathering, killing and decaying ends, no matter how technology and civilization obstruct, it will not help. The natural order is not in defiance, and this rightful truth is gradually forgotten by us. But artificial destruction, theft of thieves, the inaction of management, so that these cultural relics that should have enjoyed natural weathering, completed self-depreciation, lost the most humble rights that should have belonged to them. #Humanities Attractions Sharing #Relics Protection and Rehabilitation

This attraction is not open! The day before yesterday, I drove for three hours and ate the door closed! According to locals, this attraction has not been opened! The opening is the Jade Buddha Temple opposite Baitai Temple, but the door of the temple is sealed, which is equivalent to not open! Friends who want to go, please consult in advance!