Nanpi stone King Kong

In the north corner of Nanpi County, there are two stone statues carved in the Tang Dynasty. Each one is carved from a piece of blue stone, with a total height of 2.96 meters. The carving is exquisite and magnificent. It is a treasure of ancient stone carving art and a key cultural relic in Hebei Province. I can't remember when I first went. In my memory, two armed and dressed generals glared at me, and I was told that they were the second general of hem ha. Look at the shape of their mouths. It's really like that. However, the two generals may have gone through thousands of years, and they are old, and each of them is supported by an iron frame. And their bodies also appeared thin cracks, I gently touch, feel, then is a trace of cool.

Nanpi stone King Kong

Nanpi stone King Kong is located in the northeast of Guyun new town, middle Jingang Road, Nanpi Town, Nanpi County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. It is located in the King Kong Pavilion of Nanpi County Cultural Protection Office. It is two stone sculptures of Tang Dynasty. The original site of Jingang Pavilion is Xinghua temple, which was built in the early Ming Dynasty. In 1964, Nanpi County People's Government rebuilt the King Kong Pavilion

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The nanpishi diamond carving is composed of the East like stone King Kong holding mace with two arms and the West like stone King Kong holding mace with two hands. The two stone vajras are carved from bluestone, wearing armor and delicate lines. They stand facing each other from east to West in the Vajra Pavilion

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On July 23, 1982, nanpishijingang was announced by the people's Government of Hebei Province as the second batch of provincial cultural relics protection units in Hebei Province

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Historical evolution

In the Tang Dynasty (another term is the Northern Wei Dynasty), Xinghua temple was built. The stone King Kong hall was the gate of Xinghua temple, and the Nanpi stone King Kong was placed in the gate. The two vajras face each other and separate from each other

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In the early Ming Dynasty, Xinghua temple was rebuilt.

In 1494, Xinghua temple was rebuilt

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In 1871, Zhang Zhiwan inscribed a plaque of "Ciyun Yonghu" for Xinghua temple, hanging in the main hall. The plaque of "fuyoutaishan" on the left and the plaque of "denglinjinjian" on the right are not signed. They are said to be written by the people of Ming Dynasty.

In September 1888, the emperor made the plaque of "Dao Da Ren Tian".

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the temple was destroyed and the pavilion collapsed.

In 1949, after the liberation of China, there were only two stone statues in Xinghua temple.

In 1964, Nanpi County People's Government rebuilt the King Kong Pavilion in front of the former site of Xinghua temple to protect Nanpi stone King Kong. King Kong Pavilion is a three Bay building with ridges of green bricks and tiles. The front and back of the pavilion are unobstructed without walls. On both sides of the gables, there is a circular arch. Each has two pillars, and the East and west walls are separated. The foundation is surrounded by four cement steps, 16.2M long and 12.5m wide. The top of the pavilion is sheltered from rain and snow, and the bottom is transparent and bright for tourists to watch

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In 1966, Nanpi stone King Kong was set as the target of "breaking the four old" and the right foot of Xixiang stone King Kong was damaged by a sledgehammer, resulting in the deformity of the right foot.

Carving features

The east of Nanpi stone King Kong is like stone King Kong with his hands folded in front of his chest, his two arms holding mace, and the west is like stone King Kong with his two hands holding mace on the ground, each like a nostril. The total height of the stone statue and its pedestal is 2.96 meters. Beside the stone diamond Pavilion, there are many broken steles and stone statues, which are incomplete. One of them is a headless stone statue, holding objects in both hands, which is exquisitely carved

. Nanpi stone King Kong is carved from the whole blue stone of Taihang Mountain. The lines are exquisite, the carving work is exquisite, the armor relief cloud dragon, the modeling is majestic and majestic, the eyes are bright, and the spirit is solemn. It is a treasure of ancient stone carving art. There are five kinds of carving forms: round, high relief, low relief, convex relief and shadow relief, but mainly high relief, supplemented by other forms. Gently touch with your hand, you can feel the cool of bluestone. Aesthetically, it integrates mystery, nature and elegance. It fully reflects the aesthetic requirements of Chinese traditional culture. In terms of expression, it breaks through the old formula of some religious sculptures, and has a creative development. The statues are humanized, and the unity of man and God is very rich in Chinese characteristics. The statues of Nanpi stone King Kong are full and vivid, leaving a legacy of the Tang Dynasty

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Cultural relic value

Nanpi stone King Kong is a treasure of stone carving art in Tang Dynasty. Tang Dynasty is the peak period in the history of Chinese sculpture. There are a large number of works with great artistic beauty. Buddhist statues are an extremely important part of sculpture. They are commonly seen in large-scale grottoes, but rarely in Central Plains. Nanpi stone King Kong is well preserved and has artistic and archaeological value, which is of great significance for the study of Bohai rim The Buddhist history of the region provides valuable information

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protective measures

On July 23, 1982, nanpishijingang was announced by the people's Government of Hebei Province as the second batch of provincial cultural relics protection list

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In 2011, a one meter high fence was built around the King Kong Pavilion, with a red tassel like point on the top. The door of the fence is locked and the key is managed by a specially assigned person.

In 2014, Hebei Provincial People's government and Hebei Provincial Bureau of cultural relics set up the protection scope for nanpishijingang, with the outer edge of jingangting platform as the baseline, reaching the west wall of Dongjie residential building in the East, the back wall of County Post Office in the south, the east wall of county supply and Marketing Cooperative in the west, and the south wall of family home of county local products company in the north. The construction control zone is set up with the boundary line of the protection area as the baseline, reaching xiaohuancheng road of Dongjie in the East, the north side of Gongfu road in the south, Beidajie road in the West and Jingang road in the north

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History and culture

The origin of stone statue

According to legend, Nanpi stone King Kong was carved in the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the construction of Xinghua temple, it was excavated from the water pit in front of Xinghua temple. According to the annals of Nanpi County, "those who knew it were made in the Tang Dynasty by means of art."

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Temple scale

It is said that there was a man named Tang Cheng in the East Tang house of Nanpi city. He was a good Buddha. He once visited Xinghua temple and saw that the ruins of the ruins were desolate. He donated money and raised money from large families. He wanted to rebuild it. It took several years to complete. The main building in the temple is Daci Pavilion, which once listed 18 Arhats in the middle, and the bronze Buddha with thousands of hands and eyes in the middle. In the top shrine, there is a Bodhisattva. In front of the pavilion, there is a bronze statue of Guan Yu. Xinghua temple was a famous temple in Nanpi at that time.

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, Nanpi County Magistrate wrote a couplet with the title "I have only one heart, hold a child with you; you must do all kinds of good things, accumulate some merits and virtues with him". Nanpi Xiaolian Zhang Zhijing wrote "Jin Gang Nu mu, Bodhisattva bow, one nostril breathing, the fruit is on the Sansheng stone. The pavilion is built in great sorrow, the temple is named Xinghua, the light is shining in thousands of eyes, and the Dharma body is at the head of a hundred feet tower. " A pair of couplets are placed in the pavilion

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Tourism information

admission ticket

The ticket of Nanpi stone King Kong is 10 yuan.

Opening Hours

Nanpishijingang 8:00-17:00.

transport line

Take the Beijing Shanghai Expressway, turn to the eastbound of S302 provincial road, go to Yingbin middle street, turn right to Jingang Middle Road, walk to the end of the alley diagonally opposite the people's Bank of China, and you can see Nanpi shijingang in the Cultural Security Institute.

Address: north corner of Nanpi County

Longitude: 116.85958984375

Latitude: 38.307082555194

Ticket information: 10 yuan

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