Ground cultural relics look at Shanxi|Jinzhong|Jingxin Temple

Jingxin Temple, founded in the sixth year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (714); rebuilt during the Dading period of the Jin Dynasty (1161-1189); During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty (1506-1521), the Pilu Hall was used as the southern hall, and the Daxiong Hall was expanded to the north with five rooms, the Guanyin Hall and the Dizang Hall each with five rooms, and a stage; In the thirty-third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1605), a bell and drum tower was added; in the forty-fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1616), the Baiyi Hall and Huiquan Hall were added. The stage: built on a 1.8-meter-high platform, the back stage is three rooms wide and four rafters deep, with a single eave hanging mountain top, and eight-character sound walls on both sides. The front stage is three rooms wide and five rafters deep, with a rolled shed and a mountain top. The peacock blue glazed tile covers the top, and a plaque of "Shen Ting and Peace" from the fourth year of Daoguang (1824) hangs under the eaves. The heads of the eaves are all carved into dragon heads, and the birds are carved into coiled dragons. The word "Zhao Jia" is written on the back of the stage, and the upper and lower stage doors are titled "Chu Jiang" and "Ren Xiang" respectively. Pilu Hall: Also known as the Three Buddha Hall, it is a main hall with three rooms wide and a single eave hanging mountain top. Inside the hall are statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha. The east and west walls and the rear eave wall of the Three Buddha Hall are painted with murals, which are Buddha's life pictures made with Buddha's stories, drawn in the form of Ming Dynasty's popular comic strip and Ming-style meticulous painting, actually drawn in the Qing Dynasty. Daxiong Hall: Ming Dynasty architecture, five rooms wide and three rooms deep, with a single eave hanging mountain top, no pillars inside, and statues of Tathagata Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. The east and west walls are also painted with pictures of all the heavens worshiping the Buddha, using the Ming-style meticulous painting method. The layout of the temple is very regular, the stage, hanging sculptures, murals, and glazed tiles are all very exquisite, each of the 11 halls has something to see inside and out, and I don't know where to look first. Tips: In 2006, Jingxin Temple was announced by the State Council as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It is difficult to take a taxi around Jingxin Temple, it is recommended to drive there.