Pingyao Qingxuan Series No. 5: Green Dragon White Tiger Painted Statue Art

The fifth in the Pingyao Qingxuan series

Green Dragon White Tiger Statue Painted Sculpture Art Parade

Pingyao QingxuGuan is located in the north of the east section of the east section of the east street in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, sitting north to south, three courtyards before and after, and is the largest Taoist temple in the ancient city of Pingyao. Originally known as Taiping Temple, it was originally built during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, changed its name several times, and was renamed "Qing Void Temple" in the Qing Dynasty. In 1998, Qingxuguan was opened as a comprehensive museum of Pingyao County. On May 25, 2006, as an ancient building from the Yuan to the Qing Dynasty, the Qingxuguan was approved by the State Council to be included in the list of the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

The Qingxu Temple was originally built in the second year of Tang Xianqing, originally named Taiping Temple, and song Zhiping gave the Text in the first year of the Qin Dynasty, changing the Taiping Temple to the Qingxu Temple. Yuanyou rebuilt in seven years. Kim Myung-chang repaired it for six years. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it was given the name Taiping Xingguoguan, and in the second year of the reign of Emperor Xianzong of Mengyuan, it was renamed taiping Chongsheng Palace and rebuilt. The Qing Dynasty was renamed the Qing Dynasty. After the Yuan Dynasty, during the Years of Ming Chenghua, Wanli and Qing Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Guangxu, there were large-scale repairs and repairs. The original appearance is magnificent and magnificent, and it was one of the "Twelve Scenic Spots" of Liexian during the Qing Dynasty. There are three relics of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and there are wooden arches in front of the mountain gate, two-pillar type, front and rear pillars, resting on the top of the mountain, and seven steps on the bucket arch. The main building, the Sanqing Hall, has ear halls on the left and right, and corridor halls in the east and west. There are Bagua platforms on both wings of the dedication hall, and there are monumental pavilions on both sides of the Yongdao. After the Three Qing Halls, the backyard is composed of the Jade Emperor Pavilion and the East and West Corridor Kilns.

Among the ancillary cultural relics in the temple, inscriptions and stone carvings are the most precious, and those who survive such as proclamation tablets, proclamation tablets, chronicle tablets, scripture stele, seal stele, portrait stele, inscription stele (Jie), etc., are various, rich in content, and the historical value is very valuable.

The Qingxu Temple was built during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, who advocated Taoism, and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty, and in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a disciple of Qiu Zhiji's own descendant, Yin Zhiping (Dao Name Qinghezi), who once abbotd here. Qiu Chuji was called a "national teacher" by Genghis Khan as a god, and the first Quanzhen instructor after Qiu Chuji was Yin Zhiping.

Qing Void View Green Dragon White Tiger Statue Clay Sculpture

The Dragon and Tiger Hall is the mountain gate of the Qing Void Temple, built in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty. In the eyes of Taoists, the mountain gate symbolizes the three realms, and stepping into the mountain gate means jumping out of the three realms, not being disturbed by the world, and being able to cultivate quietly. Mountain Gate Dragon and Tiger Hall, Yuan Dynasty style architecture. The surface is five rooms wide, the depth is four rafters, and the volume is huge. The columns are arranged in a regular manner, the column head is obviously divided, the inclination angle is significant, the column head is with a roll brake, the pillar surface, and the pillar material is huge, giving people a feeling of grand and thick. The eaves and arches are paved in four ways, the tweens are miscellaneous, the structure is thick, and the shape is beautiful. The four rafters of the beam frame, the four corners of the beam frame are placed on the two-story wellhead fang, and the "hanging beam hanging column method" supports the flat beam and the rear tail of the old corner beam, which has caused many people to stop and think deeply; this practice not only saves materials, but also expands the indoor space, and at the same time, it also reflects the flexibility and bold innovation in the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty.

There are ten buildings in the Qingxu Temple, three courtyards in front and back, and on the central axis there are archways, mountain gates, dragon and tiger halls, three Qing halls, pure yang palaces, and jade emperor halls. The guanyuan gate arch is erected on two pillars and is stabilized by a figure-of-eight fork pillar, with a plaque inscribed "Qing Void Immortal Traces" in the 36th year of Qianlong. The east and west corridors under the palace are divided into statues of the two gods of the green dragon and the white tiger, up to 5 meters high, with strong bones, angry eyes, holding a sword, with a brave and fierce demeanor, and a good posture, which is a Ming Dynasty work. There are images of green dragons and white tigers on the wall, which are rare and good products in the yuan sculpture.

Green Dragon Statue

White Tiger Deity