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"Treasure" of Guangsheng Temple: A wonderful journey to explore the colorful glazed tower and precious cultural relics

Ok, here is the optimized content: 👀It was my first time to visit Guangsheng Temple in Linfen, and I was really amazed by this colorful glazed tower! 😍There are countless cultural relics and historical sites in Shanxi. Yesterday I came to Linfen Guangsheng Temple, which was built in the Han Dynasty. This place was extremely popular during the Song and Jin Dynasties, but was later destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt during the Yuan Dynasty. 🤩The temple not only houses the national treasure-level Yuan Dynasty drama murals, which come from the same painting boat as the Yongle Palace murals🖼; there is also the Feihong Pagoda that enshrines the Buddha's real body relics. The exterior of the tower is inlaid with imitation wood components made of colorful glazed tiles🛕. It is the "world's tallest colorful glazed tower"! In addition, precious cultural relics [Zhaocheng Golden Collection]👍 were unearthed here. Most of the buildings we see now were rebuilt during the Yuan Dynasty and are well worth visiting. ✅Feihong Tower was built in the Ming Dynasty and it has many highlights🤩. Firstly, it was the filming location for the scene where Tang Monk sweeps the pagoda in the 1986 version of Journey to the West🎬; secondly, it was selected for world record certification with a total height of 47.31 meters📈, becoming the "world's tallest colorful glazed pagoda"; moreover, the glazed components on the outside of the pagoda are octagonal cones with bright colors, and rich and diverse shapes and themes, including figures such as Buddha, Vajra, and boys, as well as auspicious animals such as phoenixes, lions, and elephants. It is simply exquisite! 🦁 ✅【Zhaocheng Golden Canon】is the version of the first woodcut version of the Tripitaka "Kaibaozang" in the Song Dynasty📚. It is precious because it is a rare copy of the Sanskrit scriptures brought back from India by the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang📖. It is the only one in the world and is a rare treasure. It is also the treasure of the National Library📙. ✅The Yuan Dynasty drama murals in the lower temple are one of the three wonders of Guangsheng Temple. After hundreds of years, the characters in the murals are still lifelike🧚. Unfortunately, some of the murals have been lost abroad and are now collected in a museum in the United States🗽.
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Posted: Mar 8, 2024
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