Shanxi | After Xiaoxitian in Linfen Xixian, there will be no more full hall of hanging sculptures
| After Xiaoxitian in Linfen Xixian, there will be no more full hall of hanging sculptures. Be sure to come in the morning, as the temple faces east with its back to the west, and the morning sun will shine in. Standing inside the Mahavira Hall, I looked over and over again, and even after stepping out, I felt a sense of reluctance to leave and went back in to look around some more.
Feel free to ask any questions at any time.
【Overview】
Before Xiaoxitian, there were no full hall of hanging sculptures, and after Xiaoxitian, there will be no more.
① Xiaoxitian itself is not large, with all the hanging sculptures located within the Mahavira Hall, which houses more than two thousand statues. They are dazzlingly gilded and exquisitely crafted, with pavilions and towers layered in an orderly fashion, deserving to be called the 'Chinese Hanging Sculpture Art Museum', and no words of praise can do it justice.
② The sculptures in the hall are centered around five main Buddhas. Unlike other temples, this place is not known for these main Buddhas but for the full hall of hanging sculptures that are rich in variety and grand in scale. Especially noteworthy are the hanging sculptures of musicians on the aerial pavilions, which are finely carved, delicate and beautiful, dressed in celestial robes and long skirts, with a forward-leaning waist, graceful figures, and enchanting postures, dancing and swirling in the heavenly palace.
3 The slightly forward-leaning Buddha statues not only give a sense of closeness but also allow dust to fall behind them. Coupled with the east-facing orientation, despite hundreds of years without cleaning, there is little dust, truly making it a 'dust-free' Buddhist world.
🎫【Ticket】
Tickets are 35 yuan, and if you purchase them online a day in advance, they are 28 yuan, which can save a little. You also need to go to the ticket window to exchange your online ticket before entering. No ID card is required, nor is a reservation needed.
⏰【Opening Hours】
8:00-18:00, it is recommended to allow 2 hours for the visit.
📍【Location】
180 kilometers from Linfen City, a 2-hour drive. It's truly far, but also truly beautiful, and fortunately, the road is well-maintained, with smooth traffic on the highway. It is recommended to visit Dongyue Temple in Puxian County on the same day.
🅿️【Parking】
For self-driving, navigate to 'Xiaoxitian Parking Lot', parking is 5 yuan per time. I thought it was a niche attraction, but to my surprise, there were many cars and people during the National Day holiday, and there was a long queue at the parking lot. However, traffic police were on site to direct and inform that you can park on the opposite side of the road from the parking lot, free of charge and without penalty.
• Tips
It is recommended to bring a telescope to see more details of the hanging sculptures.
Online ticket purchases need to be changed, and you can change it on the left side of the gate. After entering the door, go straight up and don't go uphill. See a straight staircase. Go up and go to the suspension area. It's easy to find! Very shocking!
Xiaoxitian, also known as the Thousand Buddhas, is located in the Phoenix Mountains in the west of Jixian County, built in Ming Chongxuan for two years. We picked up the steps up, when stepping into the palace of the great male was shocked by the scene in front of us, the palace was full of color, the beams and frames of color paintings were elegant, the heavenly palace pavilion, layered, square mist, powder makeup, dazzling, dazed, looking at the competition and leaving.
Xiaoxitian is on Phoenix Mountain, and the mountains on both sides are like wings of Phoenix. We walked along the steps, and we were stunned when we stepped into the palace of Daxiongbao. The palace was full of color, the beams and frames were beautiful and elegant, and the pavilions of the Tiangong were stacked and the clouds and mist were all over the hall we had never seen.
Xiaoxitian is too remote, it is not easy to go. But it is because it is hidden in the depths of the remote Luliang Mountain that it has been well preserved. The suspension of the Daxiong Palace can only be described as shock. I really don't know how much the elders of the monks and the skilled craftsmen, how much effort and effort can be spent to leave such a treasure for generations! It is just that the inscription outside the temple of the great male is a bit awkward. The inscription was established in 2004, and the article clearly mentioned how the first two leaders of the Jixian Cultural Relics Bureau supported it. But the inscription is also written very clearly, Xiaoxitian renovation project was completed in 1993, so how to still round the 2004 county cultural relics bureau director's shanghua operation?
2024.5.10 Xiaoxitian walked through the steps of the 9980th level at his feet and also responded to the 9980th difficulty in life... Go and see Xiaoxitian... The statue of the thousand Buddhas in the sky and underground is hanging high in the sky, flying in the sky and flying freely. Yue Ji is dancing in the sky. The division values of the world are busy with their respective Work, birds, animals, strange flowers, and grasses. There are nearly two thousand tons of color plastic in the more than 100 square meters of the hall. The largest is two or three meters high. The smallest is only the size of a thumb for more than 400 years. These are natural moisturizing powders painted on the ancients' technology is really admired. The proportion of soil and sand is adjusted to the right place. It is added to the appropriate wheat bran, hemp and various fibers. The most important thing is that there is also a lot of animal glue and egg whites in it to be solid. The statues are also extremely delicate when placed. They are all slightly tilted forward and heavy. Parts of it are pasted with gold foil and hammered into thin pieces. How thin is it almost one-twelfth of an ordinary white paper? This is handmade technology. The current craftsman is estimated to be unable to do it... 🍀
Beautiful! Qiaoqiang! Unbelievable! Never forgetting! Exclusive! Shocked! Amazing! This is my sincere evaluation of Xiaoxi Tianhuan Color Suspension Plastic in Jixian County. You won't have the feeling I said if you don't go to the scene, you will have the opportunity to go again!
隰县小西天,又名千佛庵,位于山西省临汾市隰县城西凤凰山巅,是一座佛教禅宗寺院,由明代东明禅师创建于明崇祯二年。初因大雄宝殿内有佛像千尊而得名,后因重门额题“道入西天”,又为区别城南另一座明代寺院“大西天”而更名“小西天