Recent visit to the Wutai Mountain, is just to keep to a Japanese friend, he is the ancient architecture photography expert. The intention is to visit Buddhist temples and Nanzenji the hall is China's oldest wooden buildings are the late Tang Dynasty architecture.
After lunch, drive to the departure from the Taiwan Buddhist temple town of Wye, a multi-hour to bean town. Click the map directions north turned into a dirt road. We brought him a total of three different versions of the maps are marked Buddhist temple not far north of the village in the bean, probably not more than two kilometers look. But the opening of 23 kilometers, but still there is no shadow of the temple, both sides are slightly undulating fields, is still a dirt road, few cars travel. According to reports, Buddhist Temple is built on a hillside, but the 4 weeks can expect the slopes have not seen the temple look. He reluctantly had 23 kilometers further going forward, and finally met the one tractor, was asked way. About one kilometer and then going forward, according to a sign left of the arrow turned into a slipped a dirt road in the woods is obviously to go up the hill and should be no wrong. Very quickly, only about one kilometer away, they saw a red-brick temple is located in a quiet forest scattered, being surrounded by peaks and ridges, which is Buddhist Temple.
From ? enters not see a person, which is connected to several quadrangles to earn a temple was built, and we went straight to the back of the hall. Through the courtyard at the end of a round arch and embarked on a very steep slope, is the stone steps, it is estimated there are around 60 degrees, a total of about 13, four meters high, the Buddhist temple hall burly straighten it a glance.
Then an old man emerge from behind it to us ten-dollar charge per ticket fee. No monks monasteries, cultural relics bureau sent 10 come to live in here to manage.
Hall was built in the Tang Dazhong eleven (AD 857), the beams are in the Tang Dynasty between the ink can be funded research, such as the beam at the end of the "female students met Ning Gong," the name of his wife in the hall is probably Liang carefully mapping out the review. In addition, building shape is also unique: Dr shelves with the traditional method of "Chashou" approach, is the wooden structure of the isolated cases; Liang Zhang Liang at the end of ground how high the roof beams hidden by the upper part of the structure, slope Hall below the top, like an empty House. Although the construction of Buddhist temple hall hall than Nanzenji late in 75 years, but its artistic value should be much higher.
Basilica of the south tower built a founder, is created during the Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen Buddhist Temple Kaishanzushi Muta. Construction-type system and decorative techniques, are in the Northern Wei Dynasty style, is the founding period of retention Bukkoji the only evidence so far.
At this time, just a few people in Shanxi TV shows shot here, I heard that the Japanese guests, we came to do an interview. Japanese experts commented that, despite the previously collected a Buddhist temple a lot of information, but come here to visit before they realize their high artistic value. In Japan, the existing 7 to 8 century wooden buildings, only the Horyuji Temple in Nara in order to compare with that. TV guy asked when the Horyuji Temple is built, I told him that Horyuji Temple in Kondo (Main Hall) and the five-storied pagoda built in AD 670, is the world's oldest existing wooden building, even earlier than the Nanzenji hall more than a century . This is considered blessing of human civilization, and the study of Chinese ancient buildings of great value.
Down from the hall, we have to visit the front yard gate in the mountains north of Manjusri Hall, which will be built in the golden days of fifteen years (1137), is a temple of a large wind-room after the hall, Liao and Jin features significant. Manjusri hall and construction while the statue is the work. Manjusri riding master, like lions, along with four followers like. Management Office Mr. Wang, a friend heard that the Japanese are experts, and asked followers know the names of four. Because many of the guests asked too. Nara Japanese friends said that Abe Wenshu Yuan have very detailed information, but I now remember that is not clear, go back and will write this. He returned to Japan, indeed the four followers of the name and profile sent to Mr. Wang. 4 is a Korimaro token, Subhuti, excellent filling Boy King and Shan Cai.
The next day, we went to visit the China's oldest wooden structure construction ─ ─ Nanzenji the main hall. Nanzenji is located 100 kilometers southwest of the town Taihuai Department lijiazhuang Gen River near the small banks of a sorrowful Tuya, the map that was more accurate, not hard to find. While here, away from the center of Wutai Mountain, nor in any one peak on the tour here, however, had already boarded the peak of Mount Wutai heritage.
Nanzenji the main hall was built ─ ─ Main Hall of the era can not be traced, Jianzhong Tang Dezong rebuilt in three years (782). It's Basilica beam inscription reads: "... ... because the old name, Jian-Zhong Tang when the big three, the Year of Saigon, monthly living Shigenobu, Bingyin moon, Gengwu day,癸未, the rebuilt palace. Fa Xian and other like-chi." Basilica can be seen 1200 years of history have elapsed since the restoration, but also China's "Huichang destroyed Buddhism" before the only wood left over from construction. Basilica Miankuo 3, Dan Yan Xie Shanding. Here there is no monk, but also Cultural Relics Bureau has sent a dozen people are living in here to manage.
This is two days to visit two monasteries, did not encounter any other tourists. According to management officials said has never been a domestic tourists rarely visit. May be these two monasteries are relatively remote, there is no public transport. Also may not be monks, do not give the reasons for incense bar. Today, many who came to visit various religious sites, the main purpose is to estimate the gods to pray for health, safety and protect their young and old to achieve the aspirations of certain individuals. And admired of civilization and culture, heritage seems to have become less important bar.
Author: minaminoakira
