Xi'an·Lantian Shuilu Temple｜This is actually free to see!|

|. · So far, I have seen 👇four relatively famous suspended sculptures: 👉 Lantian Shuilu Temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi 👉 Xixian Xiaoxitian, Linfen, Shanxi 👉 Pingyao Shuanglin Temple, Jinzhong, Shanxi 👉 Changzhi Guanyin Hall, Changzhi, Shanxi · Among these four suspended sculptures, I personally think that if we talk about the overall sculpture, the best one is Shuilu Temple; if we talk about the most touching scene, it is Xiaoxitian; the most unique ones in Shuanglin Temple are still Weituo, the Four Great Vajras, and that hall of Arhats. So if you go to Xi'an, I highly recommend going to see Shuilu Temple. · 🌈 Lantian Shuilu Temple, Ming Dynasty 📝 Fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units 📍 Lantian County, Xi'an, Shaanxi · Shuilu Temple was originally a part of Wuzhen Temple in the Sui Dynasty. The Guanzhong earthquake in December of the 34th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1556) caused Zhongnan Mountain to move several miles to the south, and the lower temple of Wuzhen Temple at the foot of the mountain was destroyed. · In the 42nd year of Jiajing (1563), Zhu Huaipei, the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang and the King of Qin Fan, invited craftsmen from Shanxi such as Qiao Zhongjie to rebuild Shuilu Temple as a Buddhist hall for his mother to worship Buddha, hence we have the suspended sculptures we see today. · There are twelve colored sculptures under the south and north mountain walls in the Shuilu Temple. Some people think they are twenty-four deities, some say they are two groups of twelve medicine generals, and some say they are two groups of ten great Ming kings plus folk gods. But no matter who they are, we can see the shadow of the twenty-four deities of the Tiefo Temple in Gaoping, Shanxi, which we posted before, on these twenty-four colored sculptures. Considering that the statues in this hall of Shuilu Temple also came from the hands of craftsmen from Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty, it can be said to be a continuation of the same lineage.