Rainbow flies across the sky, the glaze is dazzling | Hongtong Guangsheng Temple in Jinzhong

【Jinshan Jinmei·Hongtong·Rainbow flies across the sky, the glaze is dazzling】"Su San left Hongtong County", we entered Hongtong County, just to see the style of the world's first glazed pagoda, it is - Guangsheng Temple Rainbow Tower. The weather is beautiful, this rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, and well-preserved Rainbow Tower under the blue sky and white clouds, brilliant. Of course, the Ming Dynasty murals of the Water God Temple, one of the three unique features of Guangsheng Temple, should not be missed. Tips1: The Rainbow Tower is a pavilion-style tower, a glazed tower, with a total of thirteen octagonal layers, the tower is 47.31 meters high, the outer contour shrinks layer by layer from bottom to top, shaped like a cone, all made of brick, with a cross hip roof. The tower is hollow, with a walkway to turn over, can climb up. Each layer has a glazed eaves, the bottom of the tower has a corridor, a group of patterns on each floor, and does not repeat. The entrance of the corridor on the south side protrudes a two-story room. There is a glazed caisson in the heart room of the bottom floor. The tower of the Rainbow Tower is a treasure bottle-shaped copper casting, the wheel is iron casting, and the tassel is green glaze. The glazed surface of the whole tower reflects the superb glaze firing skills and wisdom of the people of Shanxi, and is a representative work of Chinese glazed towers. Tips2: On the four walls of the Water God Temple, there are full of Yuan Dynasty murals, a total of 14, are the works of Yuan Taiding first year (1324 AD), according to the inscription, are drawn by folk painters in the area of Hongtong Zhaocheng at that time, these folk painters are clever in conception and exquisite in skills. The murals are mainly distributed on both sides of the front eaves corridor and the walls of the temple, covering an area of about 200 square meters. These murals are rich in content, rigorous in layout, and the characters in the picture are of different sizes, the tallest is about 1.8 meters, and the shortest is only more than 20 centimeters. Tips: The wisdom and metaphor of the ancients: The Water God Temple, intended to pray for rain, but the painting is, dressing (mirror), playing chess (game), playing ball (seek), selling fish (rain), however, each of the four murals takes a homophonic word, that is - "respectfully pray for rain". ⏳Play time: 2-4 hours 🚉Traffic strategy: It is recommended to drive by yourself, there is a large parking lot🅿️