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SHUANGLIN TEMPLE

ORIENTAL PAINTED SCULPTURE TREASURE-HOUSE

Shuanglin Temple, originally named Zhongdu Temple, is located in Qiaotou village, six kilometers away from the Ancient City of Pingyao. The Buddhist temple with the feathers of the Han nationality was rebuilt in 571. The figures of 2052 sculptures made of painted clay over wooden frameworks in the temple belong to different schools of Buddhism and have the Chinese appearances and costumes and demonstrate the artistic styles of painted sculptures of the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, as are hardly recognized as the ancient Hindus. The ancient 796-square-metre frescoes are colorful, elegant and pretty in different shapes. Besides, the tree planted during the Tang dynasty, the Song dynasty stone tablets, the Ming Dynasty bell are all rare treasures in the world. Just as Barkley Jones, the American scholar and UN Centre for Human Settlements expert sang praise of the Shuanglin Temple ‘A real, unique treasure.’

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