Buddhist cave temples in northern China. Yongjing County in Gansu Province, 35 kilometers southwest of the small Jishishan. Ping-Ling Tibetan transliteration as is "thousands of Buddha" was intended. Temple of the existing main Kukan focus in the next ditch the West Bank north to south and 350 meters, 30 meters high cliff. Buddha near the station, the hole trench, on the temple, etc., also have pockets of caves and murals like. More complete Kukan total 195. Remains of painted sculpture and stone statues 776 truck and more than 900 square meters of murals, Cliff Stele 4 square stones a pass and black or inscriptions 6 inscriptions dating. 169 Cave of the "West Chien-Hung Chin first year of the" statues epigraph, is the first national title in mind caves. According to literature and culture cave vow records began in Xiqin open cave, Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang Zhu on behalf of the continued construction. Song, Western Xia, Yuan, Ming and generations, but also the construction activities. Ming then gradually obliterated.
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Yongjing County in Gansu Province in Latitude. Ping-Ling is a Tibetan, "thousands of Buddha" means. Excavated in the Western Qin Yuan, Ming. Total Kukan 183, stone, clay statues 776, 900 square meters of murals. A national key cultural relics protection units.
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Bingling Temple Shopping Lanzhou is the ideal shopping place in Gansu, the province gathered here craft boutique tourism, local products. You can go to the central square, or to the railway village business district, South Gate - West stroll off to walk around downtown, I believe there will be no small gain. There is the most important business district of Lanzhou City, large commercial buildings, specialty products, traditional handicrafts, modern tourism commodities, silver, everything. There are places worth visiting Tianjin West Railway Station Road West near the business district, where the Jiuquan Magic Cup (also known as jade cup) is best known. Bingling Temple by car traffic from Lanzhou to Liujiaxia Reservoir (80 km drive, took about 2 hours, the fare is about 5 yuan), then take the boat up to Binglin (about 2 hours, the ship costs 10 yuan / person .) Back to about 8 hours to live. Bingling Temple tour play, play, Bingling Temple is located 35 kilometers southwest of Yongjing County, Latitude and the Dasi small trench is one of the famous caves, belonging to the national key cultural relics protection units. "Ping-Ling" is a Tibetan, "hundreds of thousands of Buddha," the transliteration of Chinese equivalent of the "Thousand Buddha Mountain", "poke holes." Bingling Temple was built in the first year of the West Qin Jianhong (420), known for its elaborate stone carving world. There are 694 stone statues inside the temple, clay 82, about 900 square meters of murals, more than two-thirds of the Tang caves, a total of 20 caves, 113 niches. Among them, high in the cliffs above the Tang Cave (cave 169) is the most exquisite, the caves dug in the ground 60 meters away from the steep cliffs, the area of 200 square meters, north cliff in its first year on the West Qin Jianhong ( AD 420) of the statues inscriptions, and this is the exact Annals of grotto art in the earliest inscription is Bingling Temple in the Po Po. Other niches, such as 125 stone Buddha Sakyamuni and the many treasures and so on, is Bingling Temple of art. These stone carvings are a true reflection of the Northwest Region six times style, feelings customs, music, dance and decoration with high historical and archaeological value. Bingling Temple in the Western Jin Dynasty some cut (about early 3rd century AD), the formal construction of the West Qinling, after the Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Yuan, Ming dynasty. Due to natural conditions are relatively good, with little vandalism, so it has Bingling Temple is still relatively preserved intact. Now, a total of 183 retained the next Kukan, 776 footer statues, murals than 900 square meters, books, and stone statues ink inscriptions 6. Tang Dynasty, due to the rise of Buddhism, statues wave rise again, that Bingling Temple cut the second major period. There are more famous during the 46 niches, niches No. 50 and No. 51 niche and so on. Combination of the Tang Dynasty statues in Kukan, more as a Buddha, Bodhisattva two (or four Buddha), two kings, while others had a Buddha, two Ocean, two bodhisattvas and two kings. This time Bingling Grotto Grotto features and the overall style of the Tang Dynasty phase seems, are plump U.S. emphasis on health, but also has its own unique features like the face longer, dynamic exaggeration, ups and downs at the angular blade is also more rugged and powerful. Since then, the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Bingling Temple has also revised the makeup, but it has tended to decline caves dug out. Bingling Temple grottoes cut in the history of China's relatively early work, although after the millennium, is still full of artistic vitality, is a treasure of art history.
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China's Buddhist Grottoes. Yongjing County of Gansu Province is located 35 km southwest of the small Jishishan. Bingling, said Tang Wei, described in the Cave, Tang said Lingyansi, Song said before Binglin. 196 Kukan this deposit, located in the Temple, under the Temple, the hole trench, Buddha, etc. units. Bingling Temple of existing significant early cave 169 caves, is a natural cavern, cave when the memory Xiqin statues and murals. There are 6 statues of a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas niche, niche book title in mind the Mexican side, "Bright Yuan Xuan hollow of a tree in the March round-age Japanese-made" that is 420 AD, the Chinese grottoes Chronology earliest inscriptions. Inscription below the painting to support a number of rows, of which there were monks and Tao Tan Moroccan border as the melting of the support. In addition, 9 of the three standing Buddha niche, niche remnants of a 7 Oliver, 17, Buddha niches and the niches the lower part of the last remaining semi-sit cross-legged Buddha thinking as such, the image simple, the quality of early statues . 23 Niches 5 meditation seated Buddha side by side, it shows the impact of Western Sculpture. Cave paintings of the subject matter is rich in content Xiqin, a claim chart, Offerings change Amitayus Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, and more treasure, and the ten Bodhisattva Maitreya Buddha, Buddhas, Flying, Dancing Girls, dependent persons, painting Wind simple, rough. Kukan Northern Dynasties, Northern Wei Kukan, such as 126,128,132,125, etc., to the main Buddha Sakyamuni Treasure respect, both sides of the wall of a Buddha or a Buddha, a Buddha, or two Buddhas, and sit, the modeling Chengxiu clean as bone, delicate approach, focusing on expression characterized. The Northern Zhou's statues, such as a Buddha Cave 6 Buddha model has tended to round two sturdy, 172 Cave 5 is the Northern Zhou Dynasty statues stand Foyi masterpiece. Tang Dynasty, the Bingling Temple of the statues, murals despite continued, but no longer a big move. Bingling Temple is a national key cultural relics protection units, located 35 kilometers southwest of the county Yongjing Jishishan size. Jishishan Although located in the northwest plateau, but the view is fine. Bingling Temple on the right bank of the Yellow River cut a small groove Jishishan the dasi west side of the cliff. Binglin Jishishan where the geological structure of rock fine sand rock system, easy to cut carving made, but the impatience weathering deliquescence. As the ground dry climate, combined with the high cliffs, rock formations are often prominent, such as eaves, on the part of Kukan shelter from bad weather and sun exposure play a role, so many statues Kukan years despite thousands of years and still be fairly complete preserved. Binglin where location is located in the ancient East-West communication hub "Silk Road" section of a branch on the Longxi. Buddhist Temple in the open caves and statues Binglingsi activities already begun in the Western Jin Dynasty. Sixteen States Period, the Department of Xianbei nobles begging volt regime established Xiqin, Worship of Buddhism, and sometimes in the Mainland and Western monks gathered here, translation propagating the activities are very active in the territory of the small Jishishan Dasi West Qinling groove, that Bing Ling Temple Grottoes area, Buddhism has become a victory in that time. Bingling Temple Transport: by bus from Lanzhou to Liujiaxia Reservoir (80 km drive, took about 1 hour, the fare of 12 yuan), and then take the boat up to Binglin (about 2 hours, the ship costs 10 yuan / person .) Back to live about 8 hours.
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Binglingsi Shiku Bingling Temple Buddhist cave temples in northern China. Yongjing County, Gansu Province, located 35 kilometers southwest of the small Jishishan. The reference to ancient times known as the Tang Shan, Bing-Ling as the Tibetan transliteration is "hundreds of thousands of Buddha" means. Temple of the existing ditch the next major focus Kukan West Bank from north to south and 350 meters 30 meters high on the cliffs. Buddha in the vicinity of Taiwan, the hole trench, the Temple, there have been sporadic cave like and murals. More complete Kukan 195. Which under the Temple near the 183. Remains footer colorful and 776 stone statues, more than 900 square meters of murals, Cliff Stele 4 square, monument a pass and black or stone inscriptions 6 Chronology. According to historical records and cave oath texts, open cave starts Xiqin, Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang Zhu on behalf of the continued construction. Song, Western Xia, Yuan, Ming generations, there are carving, makeup Luan, redraw and other construction activities. Ming then gradually falls into oblivion. Was rediscovered in 1951, the Ministry of Culture in 1952 and the northwest by the Central Ministry of Culture to investigate. Heritage in Gansu Province in 1963 re-investigation team. After 1967, the construction of the waterproof protection of caves between dams and caves along the cliff, bridge and so on. In 1961 the State Council promulgated a national key cultural relics protection units. (See color pictures of Gansu Yongjing Bingling Temple location) Xiqin total of two times Kukan, namely 1 and 169 cave shrine. 1 large niche niche as Cliff, the cliff is located on the southern end of Cave group. Wood construction before niche sites, niche is a statue of Buddha, two Buddha, the Department of makeup by Ming Luan, remodeling. Relocation of the statue in 1964 when he was supposedly stripping out the original plastic Xiqin period. Cave 169 is representative of the period Xiqin Cave, located in the north end of Cave group, is the use of a natural cave gradually carving, painting from plastic. 19 meters deep into the cave, 27 meters wide, 14 meters high. And the frescoes inside the cave shrine as the distribution, there is no unified planning and layout, with the exception Xiqin, there are the works of Sui Northern Wei as well. 24 existing small niches, murals focused on the north wall and north wall. 6 North wall niches for the horizontal plane for a small niche rectangular cliff, the plastic of a Buddha, the second Buddha, the Buddha painted on the Dancing Girls Flying backlight. Niche wall were drawn weekly Sakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Maitreya Buddha and the East, West and other Shifangzhufo like. Brush portrait statues flanking Jieyou cartouches. Niche in the upper left of the cliff face, high 46 cm wide and 87 cm, coated with white powder out of the wall, on which the ink 24 lines written oath texts, in the "Bright Yuan Xuan hollow of a tree in the March round-age day made "the words, is the oldest open cave Annals in mind, the end of the Sixteen States grottoes dating, provides an important benchmark. 6 niches outside the ranks of the left wall paintings have dependents, within the West Qinling Mount monk Tan border (ie, no adjacent Tan) as a dependent. Well preserved, larger mural, located on the wall under the 7 niches painted with a seated Buddha from the Buddha established consisting of two multi-view map Shop, (see color pictures Binglin northeast wall of Cave 169 Preaching ( Xiqin)) there are more than Sakyamuni Buddha and Po the second seated, Offerings, and the waiter, as well as other donors, but some murals have been later re-described. From individual soil layers peeling off at the wall to see the underlying image is a mural of a Bodhisattva and Buddha, "Sakyamuni Buddha Man" title, should be the earliest cave paintings remains. Several groups within the stone cave child statue, a single standing Buddha, a Buddha, two Buddha statues and three standing Buddha, thin robe texture, drapery fitted with the characteristics of the early statues. Ladder Plank Road 169 Cave Binglingsi The north wall of Cave No. 169, "West Trinity" You Xie Shi niches in the 33 Kukan the Northern Wei Dynasty, of which Cave 8, niche 25, mostly the remains of the late Northern Wei Dynasty. Northern Wei caves to make more square or rectangular plane, making an low dome-shaped. Cave is the lower part of the wall and left wall of the undercut cutting of a low altar-shaped base, carved out of the altar of Buddha, Bodhisattvas and other images. 126, 128, 132 caves, is adjacent to the shape similar to a group of caves. Wall of the main Buddha statue are many treasures are the two Buddhas seated, left and right walls of the carving of a Buddha, two foot Maitreya Buddha, or a cross, two monks. Cave 126 years outside North Weiyan Chang (513) statues engraved, this group may be unified planning cave dug. Outside the north wall of Cave 169 at a top niche, plastic a seated Buddha, flanked by a _set_ and a Deva King Bodhisattva, this group of statues combinations, Binglingsi only this one example. Niche visitors to three years of Northern Wei Yanchang Brush in mind, shows that the niches about cutting in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Northern Wei statues Kukan also Chilbulbong subjects, five Buddha, nirvana □ like, thinking Buddha, Bodhisattvas, Hercules, Buddhas and so on. Distinctive style features statues, ministers and slim face, small eyes, thin lips, thin neck, body slender, smiling a little more meaning. Dress clothes are mostly praise band Bo, dense drooping folds of robe hem. Buddha towering crown, wrap silk or cross in the belly or cross through the ring