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CHARLEY CURTIS

Liang Sicheng did not deceive me into living in a supreme national treasure that is 1004 years old

Jinzhou Yixian Fengguo Temple, a royal temple that was founded in the ninth year of the Liao Kai Tai era, this Grand Hall is the largest in scale among the ancient relics in China, and it also enshrines the world's oldest and largest clay-colored statues. This temple represents the highest level of Chinese architecture in the eleventh century, it is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in China. This temple is also highly esteemed, Liang Sicheng called it 'a millennium national treasure, a supreme national treasure', it is also the beloved shooting location for director Wong Kar-wai's film 'The Grandmaster'. In order to fully experience the charm of Fengguo Temple, after much research, I finally found a way to stay in Fengguo Temple, a method not even the locals know about. I stayed in the Xianxi Zen rooms, which provide a secret passage that leads directly to the Grand Hall, and I could enter and exit an unlimited number of times, making me feel as if I owned a room with a Buddha view. In the morning, as I opened my eyes, I could see the majestic Grand Buddha Hall up close from my bed; as night fell, I could enjoy the night sky of Fengguo Temple all to myself, undisturbed by tourists, admiring this ancient temple that has stood for a thousand years. Here, I deeply felt the awe of Fengguo Temple, with history and legend intertwined within, indescribable in words. A thousand and four years of dynastic changes and wars have not altered the layout inside the Grand Hall.
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Posted: Mar 8, 2024
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