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The most beautiful Water Moon Guanyin is in Longxing Temple

Although many buildings in Longxing Temple have been destroyed, the preserved collections are basically Ming and Qing collections except for the Longzang Temple stele from the Sui Dynasty. However, just by the Water Moon Guanyin and the wall murals in the Mani Hall, it is worth the ticket price. Picture 1: The Water Moon Guanyin on the five-color hanging mountain of the Song Dynasty (remodeled in 1563 of the Ming Dynasty), with stunning beauty, is Lu Xun's favorite. This level of sculpture may not be a big deal in Italy, but it is definitely a rare national treasure in China. What's more commendable is that it survived the Cultural Revolution. Picture 2: The murals of the Western Three Saints in the Mani Hall of the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha of Immeasurable is in the middle, with Guanyin and Mahasthamaprapta on both sides. Picture 3: The best preserved and largest bronze cast Thousand-Hand Guanyin in China. However, it is a pity that the arms behind are all repaired with wood carving and gilding. Picture 4: The stele of Longzang Temple in the Sui Dynasty is the earliest existing regular script stele in China. Picture 5: Mani Hall, rebuilt in the Song Dynasty and repaired in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Ming and Qing murals and Water Moon Guanyin are all inside, Liang Sicheng's favorite Picture 6: The Pilu Buddha cast by Emperor Wanli for his mother's birthday. There are a total of 1072 Buddha statues on it. Picture 7: The revolving library of the Song Dynasty. It is generally believed that the West is good at geometry and the East is good at arithmetic. However, from the mortise and tenon structure, it can be seen that China's geometric foundation is also excellent. Picture 8: Glazed wall, glaze should be called Lu Li before, which is that weird thing. Picture 9: Wood-carved Maitreya Buddha. Except for the Buddha light behind, the entire Buddha statue is carved out of a whole piece of wood.
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Posted: Feb 9, 2024
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