Pingyao Qingliang Temple 500 years of Sumeru art wonderful beauty

Mondo Tourism Updated on 2024-01-19

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500 years ago, the Ming Dynasty Sumeru, located in Pingyao County, 14 kilometers away from the Qingliang Temple of Yongcheng Village, Buyi Township, although the fame is not as good as Zhenguo Temple and Shuanglin Temple, but the artistic level of its colored sculpture is not inferior to the former.

The temple was built in the second year of Yuan to Zheng (1342), the main hall of the seven Buddha hall in the seven statues of the Ming Jiajing year of the sculpture of the color sculpture and the Sumeru seat, can be called the essence. Sumeru, also known as "Vajra Seat, Sumeru Altar", etc., is the base of the statue, which can make the statue appear more sacred and great, towering and majestic, showing a supreme reverence.

The Sumeru seat of Qingliang Temple is basically a 28-sided girdle derived from the square, with a lotus platform on it, and the intricate ornamentation shows the craftsman's superb skill level and local traditional culture. Although some of the Sumeru seats have become old, weathered or even broken, the original is still beautiful.

Although the size of the wrestler statue at the corner of the girdle is small, it is brave, grinning, muscular, and full of spirit. These details demonstrate the skill and ingenuity of the craftsmen. The Sumeru style and artistic achievements of Qingliang Temple are no less than the level of colored sculptures, which fully demonstrates the superb skill level of craftsmen and local traditional culture at that time.

You need to drive to get to Qingliang Temple as there is no public transportation. In addition to the colored sculpture Sumeru, there are other attractions such as Ming Dynasty window flowers. The search for Shanxi Ancient Jianjin Zhongpingyao continues to be updated, please pay attention to more exciting.

The temple keeper in the temple may give you unexpected surprises, and you can't go into it to see fate. These details and tips add to the mystique and sense of adventure of visiting Qingliang Temple, attracting tourists to the first place.

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