Go up the mountain and shoot the ancient temple.

Huayan Temple in Datong is the only one of the three ancient temples in Liao Dynasty in China. It ranks first. Besides the royal buildings, there are a large number of well-preserved statues of Liao Dynasty and buildings of Liao and Jin Dynasties, which are divided into upper and lower halls, which are both unified and independent. The last issue introduced the Upper Temple of Huayan Temple in Datong. In this issue, we will continue to share the next temple.

Let's take a look at Huayan Temple under the south central axis. Entering the next temple is like coming to a Liao Dynasty cultural relics museum, which makes you dazzled, excited and lingering!

Unfortunately, the gate of Si Xia is the original work of Liao Dynasty, and Huayan Temple didn't take proper photos in this video. I will build more Huayan temples in the future when I have the opportunity.

Si Xia is also an independent temple, and the main building is the Bagata Tibetan Hall. This ancient building was also built in Liao Dynasty. Huayan Temple in Datong is the first of the three existing ancient temples in Liao Dynasty because of its large number of buildings, well-preserved and high historical research value.

The "Tiangong Pavilion" around the temple is exquisitely carved, and it is also the only wooden structure model building in Liao Dynasty in China. It is also praised as "an orphan in the sea" by the architect Liang Sicheng!

"Ba Dou Caijing" is also an old thing of Liao Dynasty, and the net patterns and triangular persimmons painted by the colored paintings in the inner groove are still discernible.

There are 29 painted sculptures of Liao Dynasty in the temple, which are arranged on the stage according to the arrangement of the Giant Buddha of Heng III. There is Sakyamuni Buddha in the middle, ancient Buddha burning lamps on the left and Maitreya Buddha on the right. The number of these three groups is basically not well preserved as other statues in China. Among these statues, the most striking one is a lifelike bodhisattva.

What shocked people at home and abroad was that this Buddha statue, a business card of Huayan Temple in Datong and even Datong, appeared in various promotional videos. This bodhisattva is called "Oriental Venus" by many experts and scholars.

After the visit, Mr. Guo Moruo wrote an inscription: "The Boga Buddhist statue of Xiahuayan Temple is a relic of 926 years ago, and its proportion conforms to the natural expression and is particularly vivid. I think it is better than the statue of Notre Dame in Jinci, Taiyuan. It is a rare work of art and should be protected as much as possible. "

Mr Zheng Zhenduo praised the Bhagavad-gita temple in Tibet: "It is simply a museum. The Buddha statues here, especially the reclining Buddha, are so beautiful. Face, eyes, ears, lips, fingers, barefoot and graceful waist are almost all products of beauty, and they are all the most beautiful models. The posture of leaning over is very charming, isn't it similar to Venus on Milos Island in the Love Museum? " Since then, Venus in the East has become another name for this Bodhisattva.

Countless people come here to admire not only this girlish statue of Bodhisattva, but also the craftsmen who designed and made it thousands of years ago. No matter from the shape, expression and clothing, it is an unparalleled masterpiece. To ask why there are so many Liao cultural relics in Huayan Temple in Datong, please click the link to see the final introduction:

Why can Huayan Temple in Datong be the first of the three existing ancient temples in Liao Dynasty?

According to folklore, the craftsman's daughter gave her life to save her father and the craftsman, and the craftsmen shaped it in her image to commemorate the girl. Legend belongs to legend, but it is also conceivable that in order to fulfill the royal life, skilled craftsmen were recruited here. At that time, no matter how skilled they were, they were just ordinary people at the bottom, and naturally many stories would happen. ...

Huayan Pagoda is the second largest square wooden pagoda with tenon-mortise structure in China after Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, with a height of 43 meters, a gold plate on the top and a lotus pond on the bottom. Although it was newly built, it was built by ancient architectural methods.

Below Huayan Pagoda is the largest copper underground palace in China. The algae wells, towers, murals, floors, escalators and Buddha statues you saw with your own eyes are all made of pure copper, and the cost exceeds100t. This is a veritable bronze palace. There are 1000 bronze Buddha statues as big as 3 meters and as small as 33 centimeters in the temple, which is called the underground palace of thousands of buddhas.

There is a treasure in the underground palace, the Buddha relic.

Because the Buddha statues and murals in the temple belong to national cultural relics, it is not allowed to take pictures. Some of the above pictures are selected from the Internet. Such a royal building in Liao Dynasty is extremely rare. Please arrange an opportunity for yourself to visit Datong, the ancient capital. There are Yungang Grottoes in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Shanhua Temple in the Jin Dynasty, Guandi Temple in the Yuan Dynasty and Jiulong Wall in the Ming Dynasty ... all these are real antiques.

A few years ago, under the auspices of Mayor Geng, the Huayan Temple was restored to its old appearance. According to historical data and experts' research, many buildings that have been destroyed were rebuilt on the principle of repairing the old as the old, so the whole temple looks very new, but it is actually a combination of the old and the new, which has a unique charm. However, Uncle Geng completed this major project under great pressure, which attracted controversy and curses from countless people who didn't even understand him. Those who opposed it at that time, now look at Datong. Will they appreciate Uncle Geng's feat?

Outside Huayan Temple is a large retro square surrounded by a group of magnificent buildings on three sides. This group of buildings is an antique version of the wall collection of heavy buildings and the Tiangong Pavilion, which Mr. Liang Sicheng praised as "orphans in the sea". Double wall storage. Every holiday, it has become a good place for Datong people to play. Every year in the first month, there will be social fire performances in various counties and districts, including old people, children in their arms and festive new clothes. Family mobilization. No matter how cold it is, it can't stop the enthusiasm of Datong people. Simple Datong people lament that the environment is so good now, and they will tell each other the story of Uncle Geng's transformation of the ancient city from the heart. ...

Next time I go back to Datong, I must take a group of photos of Huayan Temple to make up for this regret. Datong is very different. Datong welcomes you.