Yunlin Temple

Yunlin temple is located in the south of the west gate of Yanggao County, commonly known as the West Temple, xidasi. According to the annals of Yanggao County in 1792, Yunlin temple was built under the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu and Emperor Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired and expanded. The value of the temple itself lies in the murals on three walls of the main hall. In January 1996, it was announced by the people's Government of Shanxi Province as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, and on May 25, 2006, it was announced by the State Council as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Yunlin Temple

Yunlin temple is located in the south of the west gate in Yanggao County, Shanxi Province, commonly known as the West Temple, Xida temple. According to the annals of Yanggao County in 1792, Yunlin temple was built under the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Guangxu and Emperor Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired and expanded. The value of the temple itself lies in the murals on three walls of the main hall. In January 1996, it was announced by the people's Government of Shanxi Province as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, and on May 25, 2006, it was announced by the State Council as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Historical evolution

Initial construction

Yunlin temple is located in the south of the west gate of Yanggao County, commonly known as the West Temple, xidasi. According to the annals of Yanggao County in 1792, Yunlin temple was built under the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty.

Renovation and reconstruction

During the reign of Emperor Guangxu and Emperor Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired and expanded. After liberation, it was occupied by No.1 Middle School of Yanggao County and put under the administration of cultural relics department in 1985.

Since 1990, the province, city and county have allocated 180000 yuan for many repairs, restoring the original quadrangle architecture of the main hall, the heavenly king hall and the East and west side halls.

Scale system

Temple size

It used to be a complete group building, sitting north to south, 60 meters wide from east to west, 200 meters long from north to south, covering a total area of 12000 square meters.

architectural style

The main hall is five rooms wide and four rooms deep, with a rectangular plane, single eaves and veranda top, steep slope, reasonable timber section and firm connection of vertical and horizontal components, which skillfully combines mechanics and aesthetics. The inner column of the hall is a variant of the bottom groove of the gold box, and the mixed structure of the hall and the hall. For the arrangement of the column network, the method of shifting and reducing columns is used to highlight the position of the Buddhist altar. There are 25 clay statues, including 3 main statues, 2 disciples and 18 Arhats. They are natural and give people artistic beauty. The statue is basically intact. There are 123 groups of murals painted on the walls of the three halls. The murals are painted with heavy colors and are decorated with gold. A variety of cultural relics gather together, and the whole temple is magnificent, which is of great value to the study of architecture, sculpture and painting art in Ming Dynasty.

Main landscape

main hall

The main hall not only has the most distinctive architectural style, but also has rich cultural relics of Ming Dynasty. The hall has five rooms (19.35 meters) in width and four rooms (14.1 meters) in depth. The plan is rectangular. The roof is the most noble veranda in ancient architecture. The slope is steep, the cornice is magnificent, the material section is reasonable, and the vertical and horizontal components are firmly connected, which skillfully combines mechanics and aesthetics. Under the eaves, the bucket arches are laid six times and made in order. In the hall, the beam structure is "fully exposed" so that the structure is completely exposed and the wood decay of the roof frame is avoided. The method of making Liang Fang components is simple and simple. The layout of the column network adopts the method of reducing columns in Yuan style. Only the East and West columns are set in the hall, which makes the indoor space tall and open, and highlights the position of the Buddhist altar. On the front of the main hall, there are 12 lattice doors in the Ming room and the second room, which are arranged in a row. The lattice pattern is particularly unique. It is divided into six pairs of design, and none of them is identical. The craft is complex and superb. It is a fine product of wood structure architecture.

Clay sculpture of Ming Dynasty

There are 25 clay sculptures of the Ming Dynasty in the hall. On the front of the hall, there is a tall xumizuo, on which there is a huge statue of the third Buddha with heavy gold makeup. Its face is full and solemn. In front of the seat of Sakyamuni Buddha, there are two disciples of kasyah and Anan. Under the seat and on the two sides are tall painted statues of the Dharma protector and the eighteen Arhats. They are broad in clothes and long in hair. They are vivid in shape, moderate in proportion, fluent in clothing and natural in posture. It is a treasure to study the sculpture of Ming Dynasty in China. What is particularly striking is the unique and ingenious design of the hanging sculptures of Feitian, Jialan and jinganglishi on the backlight of the three Buddhas.

Painted murals

There are 123 groups of murals with an area of 120 square meters on the walls of the three halls. They are red and green, painted with heavy colors and pasted with gold. There are many characters in the painting, with different shapes. Some are kind-hearted, some are ferocious, some are dignified and quiet, some look and answer, and some are lifelike. The composition of the mural is rigorous and meticulous. The lines of each work are thick and thin, clear, graceful and powerful. Its powerful painting skills and accurate plastic arts are amazing. On the west side of xumizuo, there is a wooden stele in the first year of Xuantong of Qing Dynasty.

Geographic transportation

geographical position

No.24, cultural relics lane, Yunlin Road, Yanggao County, Shanxi Province

Traffic information

1. Train: from Beijing, Taiyuan, Datong and other directions, there are many trains arriving at Yanggao every day. 2. Datong has a long-distance bus to Yanggao, and there are ten passenger trains stopping at Yanggao every day. The transportation is convenient. 500 meters south along Yunlin road in front of the train and bus station, just go into the alley opposite Yanggao County Credit Union. 3. If you go from Yunzhou district to Yanggao via Gucheng, you can charter a car for 40 yuan one way, and the road condition is good. We can see the lushness of Yanggao national ecological forest experimental base in the Loess fields along the road. From the south to Yanggao County, there is the remains of nanwengcheng massacre in the east of the road, which is one of the witness of the atrocities of Japanese invaders in 1937. 4. When Yunlin temple comes out, take a bus from the bus station to Datong, which costs 10 yuan per person. There are many trains. There may be one in half an hour to an hour, and the latest one is 5 p.m.

Other related

Surrounding scenic spots

Nanwengcheng Massacre Site Yanggao Great Wall Yanggao residence Yanggao County Ya Yanggao city wall Liao Dynasty brick tower Li Peiren former residence site monument

Poetry

Suddenly moved by her simplicity

Forty years later, she faced her silence for the first time

For the first time, because of her plain face for a long time, I am a ashamed native

The ancient trees are mottled, and the rust of the incense burning tower is so warm

The peeling lacquer arhat who opened his eyes collided my eyes outside the fence

The excuse of the wanderer returning hundreds of miles away is hard to escape the silent question

A bird hovering over the palace of Vajra

They are lower than the dark shadow of the sky, should be with the chanting sound in the temple

And I must be one of them

Wooden fish has been slow to describe the time

People who burn incense should put their hands together

When I open my eyes and close my eyes, I have stepped over Sansheng

Address: No.24, cultural relics lane, Xinhua South Street, Yanggao County, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 113.748945

Latitude: 40.36106

Traffic information: 1. Train: N205 11:29 PM Beijing Yanggao train, 5:30 to Yanggao.

2. Datong has a long-distance bus to Yanggao, and there are ten passenger trains stopping at Yanggao every day. The transportation is convenient. 500 meters south along Xinhua Street in front of the train and bus station, just go into the alley opposite Yanggao County Credit Union.

3. If from Datong County through the ancient city to Yanggao, charter 40 yuan one-way, good road condition. We can see the lushness of Yanggao national ecological forest experimental base in the Loess fields along the road. From the south to Yanggao County, there is the remains of nanwengcheng massacre in the east of the road, which is one of the witness of the atrocities of Japanese invaders in 1937.

4. Yunlin Temple out, bus station to Datong, 15 yuan / person, many times, may be half an hour to an hour, the latest one at 5 pm.

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