One must not miss when coming to Shanxi is Gaoping, Jincheng, which is a treasure trove with few known and numerous ancient buildings. Rare colored sculptures of the Song Dynasty, stage of the Jin Dynasty, folk houses of the Yuan Dynasty, and blooming Dinglin Temple Lotus caisson, Chongming Temple, a Song Dynasty building with strong Tang style. Among them, Gaoping, an ancient building in the Song and Jin Dynasties, accounts for one third of the country and is known as the "Museum of Chinese Ancient Buildings". The ancient buildings in Gaoping, Shanxi, are worth seeing.

Dinglin Temple

The most spectacular mountain gate in Gaoping, and the most essence of the temple, is the Tianwang Hall of Dinglin Temple. The gate is composed of buildings on the third floor with two gates. The bell and drum towers on the east and west sides are on the third floor, and the gate is in the middle.

The mountain gate is a compound two-story high-rise building with double eaves and nine ridges. It is magnificent and magnificent. It is a masterpiece of loft buildings in Shanxi. Dinglin Temple is even more amazing and beautiful is the caisson. On the second floor of the gate, there is a round lotus flower in the heart, which blooms outward, with unique shape, colorful, beautiful and exquisite.

Location: Mishan Town, southeast of Gaoping, Jincheng, Shanxi

Iron Buddha Temple

The Iron Buddhist Temple is the only one in the world Twenty-four heavens The statue is unique. Each statue is lifelike, with different shapes and visual impact, and is called the peak in the history of Chinese sculpture.

The Statues of the Twenty four Heavens are about three meters high, tall, and have exaggerated facial expressions, especially their hair, hair, streamers, and crowns made of iron wires and wires. These painted sculptures use a large amount of iron wire and iron wire, which has a certain relationship with the rich smelting tradition of Shangdang area in southeast Shanxi, which has always been a coal and iron producing area.

Location: Mixi Village, Gaoping, Jincheng, Shanxi

Youxian Temple

Youxian Temple is named for its location in Youxian Mountain. Surrounded by mountains, the temple is deep and quiet. It used to be the location of the ancient eight sights of Gaoping -- Youxian Xiaozhong. The ancient temple has a series of buildings of the Song, Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties, which can be a feast for the eyes.

Pilu Hall of Youxian Temple is a building of the Song Dynasty, with far-reaching eaves. The ridge of the roof is carved with brick carvings of unicorns, dragons and human figures. The whole hall is very grand. The Three Buddha Hall in the temple is a building of the Jin Dynasty. The building in the hall retains the rare style of the Jin Dynasty, which is very precious.

Location: between Youxian Mountain and Niuyao Mountain in the northeast of Zhali Village, Hexi Town, Gaoping, Jincheng, Shanxi

Kaihua Temple

The ancient Tibetan temple in the deep mountain is in Jincheng. Kaihua Temple in Jincheng was founded in the second year of Wuping in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Zen Master Dayu of the Tang Dynasty built a cool cave room on the mountainside Lanruo Temple Later in the Song Dynasty, it was changed to Kaihua Temple. The ancient temples were rebuilt and constructed in the Song, Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The most valuable thing to see in the ancient temple is the Mahavira Hall, which is a relic of the Song Dynasty. There are three wall murals in the hall, and there are color paintings on the bucket arch of Liang Fang. It is repainted for the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is the most complete preserved color painting of the Song Dynasty in China at present. It is unique and precious.

Location: Located on the side of Sheri Mountain in Chenqu Town, 17 kilometers northwest of Gaoping City, Jincheng, Shanxi

Erlang Temple Stage

The only and oldest stage in China is hidden in a small village in Jincheng, Shanxi Province. Erlang Temple in Wangbao Village, Gaoping is a temple dedicated to Erlang God Yang Jian. This ancient stage of the Jin Dynasty, more than 800 years ago, is the only existing stage before the Yuan Dynasty in China.

The front of the stage is square, and the three sides are surrounded by thick walls, which can gather the actors' voices and make them reflect to the front of the stage, playing the role of a loudspeaker. The wood combination of the whole stage is very simple, and its shape, components and construction methods are in line with the architectural style of the Jin Dynasty.

Location: in Erlang Temple, Wangbao Village, Gaoping Sizhuang Town, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province

Chongming Temple

The ancient national treasure of the Song Dynasty with the beauty of the Tang Dynasty is located in the Chongming Temple in Jincheng. The main hall of Chongming Temple has huge brackets and far-reaching eaves, like a roc spreading its wings and standing proudly. The main hall, built in the early years of Emperor Taizu's Kaibao, is a rare giant structure in China in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The Buddhist hall in the temple has an obvious style of Tang Dynasty, with far-reaching eaves East Hall of Foguang Temple The overhang of the eaves is even more profound, so it is more shocking from the perspective of visual effect.

Location: Located at the east foot of Saint Buddha 15 kilometers southeast of Gaoping City, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province

Ji Family Residence

The earliest wooden structure folk house in China is Gaoping Ji's folk house. The beams and frames of folk houses are roughly processed and made of natural bending materials, which is a typical technique of the Yuan Dynasty. The overall building is simple and thick.

There is a blue stone gate pier in front of the residence, and the stone pier is carved with line patterns. On the right side of the pier, the words "the 31st year of the Zhiyuan era of the Dayuan Kingdom..." are engraved. According to expert research, it was built in 1294 AD.

Location: Located in Zhenzhongzhuang Village, Gaopingchen District, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province

During the holiday, I came to Gaoping, a magical town in Jincheng, Shanxi Province, and saw countless treasures and ancient buildings, which were shocking to my eyes.

(The picture is from the network)

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