I was captivated by the thousands of eyes at Shuanglin Temple.

As soon as I stepped into Shuanglin Temple in Pingyao, I was shocked by the bright eyes. The eyes of the Heavenly King, the eyes of the Vajra, the eyes of the Weituo, the eyes of the Arhat, the eyes of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin... Perhaps the clay on the colored sculptures has peeled off and the face is mottled, but the sharp and vivid eyes in the black glaze are still sharp and vivid, staring at me through the fog of history. If "the eyes are the gods living in the eyes, seeing through the human heart", then in addition to the full hall of hanging sculptures and the sky full of gods and Buddhas, Shuanglin Temple also houses thousands of gods hidden in the glaze eyes. I finally understood that in addition to painting, statues also need "pointing". Shuanglin Temple is a temple built by the people, carrying the simple faith of the people. Only after seeing it in person did I know that the craftsmanship of the people at that time had reached such a height. This is the top Chinese aesthetics.