Shuanglin Temple and Ping Yao Streets
We spent the morning relaxing in the hotel. In the afternoon we took a motorbike taxi to Shuanglin Temple a few kilometers outside of town. According to TravelChinaGuide.com the temple houses
"...more than 2,000 exceptional painted Buddhist terracotta and wood statues dating back to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. They represent the best of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The figures are vivid and remarkably true to life, ranging from Buddha, Bodhisattva, Heavenly Kings, and supernatural beings, to all kinds of mortals from the human world. They are reputed to be a 'treasure reserve of oriental painted sculptures'."
The figures were indeed impressive, although access to see them was unnecessarily limited, and they seemed rather unloved and neglected like so many of China's historical relics. No pictures were allowed inside the halls, but the guards outside were quite impressive too:
Temple Guard
Back in Ping Yao we wandered around the attractive streets and visited a couple more of the old courtyard house museums.
West Street
City Tower
South Street from the City Tower
"...more than 2,000 exceptional painted Buddhist terracotta and wood statues dating back to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. They represent the best of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The figures are vivid and remarkably true to life, ranging from Buddha, Bodhisattva, Heavenly Kings, and supernatural beings, to all kinds of mortals from the human world. They are reputed to be a 'treasure reserve of oriental painted sculptures'."
The figures were indeed impressive, although access to see them was unnecessarily limited, and they seemed rather unloved and neglected like so many of China's historical relics. No pictures were allowed inside the halls, but the guards outside were quite impressive too:
Temple Guard
Back in Ping Yao we wandered around the attractive streets and visited a couple more of the old courtyard house museums.
West Street
City Tower
South Street from the City Tower
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