People often say that reading thousands of books, it is better to travel thousands of miles, now everyone likes to travel, the sky south and the north, no matter where you go, the mobile phone casually shoots and then sends vibrato and circle of friends, sharing the happiness of the journey has become the most interesting thing for everyone in tourism. However, in tourism, especially when visiting cultural monuments, it is often encountered that places where photographs are not allowed, and there are many such places in the whole country. Xiaobian combed through the places he had been and found that there were 12 attractions that were not allowed to take pictures as follows, how many of them had you been to?
1. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
Mogao Grottoes is located in Dunhuang, Gansu, was founded in the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the grotto excavation has formed the current scale after thousands of years, there are currently more than 700 caves, more than 2400 painted sculptures, is the most ornamental Value of Chinese cultural treasures.
Mogao Caves tour is not allowed to take pictures, including mobile phones can not be used, as for why do not let the photo, there have been a variety of sayings, there are flash damage to the mural said, there is in order to keep secret to prevent the loss of foreign transmission, there is no respect for the bodhisattva to take pictures, in fact, there is only one main reason, that is, taking pictures will make tourists stay for a long time, the carbon dioxide produced by people breathing more will lead to an increase in temperature and humidity, which will accelerate the shedding of the mural paint, which is the reason for the prohibition of photography.
Tickets: RMB 200 (Ctrip)
2. Potala Palace
Founded in the seventh century AD, songtsen Gampo was built to marry Princess Wencheng, the potala palace is the largest palace in Tibet and the symbol of Lhasa, which has been the center of theocracy in Tibet for more than 1,300 years.
Potala Palace has a Tibetan style, more than 200 meters high, the appearance of 13 floors, built on the mountainside, magnificent, the palace is painted with a large number of murals, forming a huge painting art gallery, the internal halls also preserve a large number of precious cultural relics and Buddhist artworks.
The management of the Potala Palace is strict, you can't wear a hat, you can't point to the Buddha statue inside with your index finger, and you are not allowed to take pictures in the palace, according to the tour guide, it is the mural on the wall that the flash is harmful, in fact, Tibetan Buddhism is taboo to take pictures of the Buddha statue and avoid tourists staying is the real reason.
Tickets: RMB 508 (Ctrip with explanation)
3. Taal Temple
Located in Xining, founded in 1379, it is one of the six major temples of Tibetan Buddhism and the center of Tibetan Buddhism in the northwest region, and is also famous in Southeast Asia.
Butter flowers, frescoes and piles of embroidery are known as the three best of the Taal Temple, especially the tart flower sculptures of the Taal Temple, which are famous for their vivid and vivid sculptures.
The temple also houses a large collection of ritual vessels, imperial plaques, murals, piles of embroidery, as well as Buddhist texts and academic monographs on history, literature, philosophy, and medicine. Out of respect for the Buddha, photography is not allowed inside the Temple, and you can only feel it with your heart.
Taal Temple heap embroidery
Tickets: RMB 70 (Ctrip)
4. Jokhang Temple
The Jokhang Temple was built in the seventh century by King Songtsen Gampo to house the 8-year-old Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha brought from Kathmandu by Princess Shakyamuni of Nepal, and has a history of more than 1,300 years.
The Jokhang Temple has the most splendid Tubo period building in Tibet, and in the minds of Tibetan Buddhist believers, the sacred status of the Jokhang Temple is not inferior to the Potala Palace, and it is a veritable center of Tibetan Buddhism. The Jokhang Temple enshrines the 12-year-old statue of Shakyamuni brought by Princess Wencheng from Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, which is the treasure of the Jokhang Temple and is one of the must-see points for tourists.
Inside the temple, there are Tibetan murals with a length of nearly 1,000 meters, "Princess Wencheng Entering tibet" and "Jokhang Temple Construction Map", which are also rare art treasures.
Tickets: RMB 110 (Ctrip)
5. Yungang Grottoes
Located in Shanxi, it is a Buddhist temple excavated by the royal family after the northern Wei Dynasty built the capital of Datong, with a history of more than 1500 years, it is one of the four famous grottoes in China, with 45 existing caves, 252 large and small cave niches, and more than 50,000 stone statues.
Grotto art is rich in content, thick history, exquisite sculpture, exquisite carving, especially 5 to 20 caves, the best preserved, but also the most exquisite caves, especially the 5th cave is the most exquisite, the scenic area is prohibited from drone flight, the cave is not allowed to take pictures, the reason is to prevent tourists from staying for a long time.
Cave 5
Tickets: RMB 120 (Ctrip)
6. Yongle Palace
Located in Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province, it was founded in the Yuan Dynasty and has a total of more than 110 years before and after the construction period. It is the earliest, largest and most complete Preserved Taoist palace in China.
The murals in Yongle Palace are exquisite, of which the representative work is the "Chaoyuan Tu" in the Sanqing Hall, which is a rare giant in the history of Chinese painting, painted with 290 gods and immortals pilgrimage to the grand situation of Yuan Shi Tianzun, with different postures and vivid expressions, the 402 square meters of mural scene is magnificent, the largest figure is close to three meters high, the character work stroke lines are made in one go, and there are painting techniques that are extremely difficult for modern painters to achieve.
Yongle Palace is the first batch of national key cultural protection units announced in 1961. Photography is not allowed in the temple, because the lights are not allowed in the cave, and if the lights in the room are dimmed on a rainy day, it is best to visit on a sunny day.
Tickets: 60 yuan
7. Foguang Temple
Foguang Temple is a Chinese temple-level ancient building, located in Foguang New Village, Wutai County, Shanxi, was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tang Wuzong destroyed the law led to the destruction of a large number of Buddhist temples in Wutai Mountain, Foguang Temple was not spared, and was rebuilt in 857 AD.
Foguang Temple is the first of the ten major temples in Wutai Mountain, second only to nanchan temple in terms of construction time, and is the largest and most complete preserved of the existing wooden structures of the Tang Dynasty in China. There are 35 Tang Dynasty painted sculptures in the main hall, and the statues preserved in the Tang Dynasty are extremely exquisite, and the Tang Dynasty architecture, Tang Dynasty sculptures, Tang Dynasty murals, and Tang Dynasty inscriptions in the temple are known as the "four musts". In the 1930s, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin discovered that Liang Sicheng was called China's first national treasure.
8. Nanzenji Temple
Located in Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi, the Great Buddha Hall in Nanchan Temple is one of the oldest surviving wooden structures in China, and the main hall was rebuilt in the third year of Tang Dezong's construction (782 AD), which has a history of more than 1,000 years.
Nanchan Temple is 75 years earlier than Foguang Temple, and is the only Buddhist hall preserved before the tang Wuzong destroyed the Fa. The Tang Dynasty sculptures preserved in the temple are exquisite, which can be called the pinnacle of Tang Dynasty sculpture art, whether it is architecture, or statues, brick carvings, are rare national treasures, for ancient architecture enthusiasts, Nanchan Temple is a must go to the place of worship. Photography is not allowed inside the temple.
Admission: Free.
9. Zezhou Jade Emperor Temple
The Jade Emperor Temple is located in Fucheng Village, Zezhou County, Jincheng, Shanxi, belongs to the Taoist temple, the date of construction is unknown, the Northern Song Dynasty was rebuilt on the original site, the existing main building Jade Emperor Hall was built in the Song Dynasty, the Tang Emperor Hall was built in Jin, the backyard left and right stack halls and the East and West Side Hall were built by the Yuan Dynasty, and the rest of the buildings were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The Twenty-Eight Stars in the Backyard is the work of the Yuan Dynasty sculptor Liu Luan, which is a unique and unique product in China, representing the highest achievement of ancient Chinese sculpture art. Photography is not allowed inside the temple.
Admission: Free
10. Fahai Temple
Located at the mouth of the Shijingshan District in Beijing, it was built in the Ming Dynasty (1440), took nearly 5 years to complete, and was rebuilt many times in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The most famous of Fahai Temple is the Ming Dynasty mural hidden in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, which is the best preserved Ming Dynasty mural in China, known as the "Best of the Ming Dynasty Mural", which can be compared with the European Renaissance murals, without any damage, and is the treasure of the town temple of Fahai Temple.
Fahai Temple is located at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain in Shijingshan District, and its location is somewhat remote, and photographs are not allowed for the authentic Ming Dynasty murals here.
Tickets: 20 yuan (100 yuan to see Ming Dynasty murals)
11. Suiluan
Located in Yangxiao Village, Puhua Town, Lantian County, Xi'an, this nunnery was built in the Tang Dynasty, and Zhu Huaixi, the king of the Qin Clan of the Ming Dynasty, liked the feng shui of this place and used five years to repair it as a family temple.
There are more than 3,700 existing clay sculptures in the Daxiong Treasure Hall of Shuilu'an, there are garden waterfalls, pavilions and pavilions and other buildings in the clay sculptures, there are exquisitely carved birds and beasts, as well as statues such as Bodhisattva Luo, the layout is neat, but it is exquisite, especially in the character sculpture, it is ingenious, based on the storyline, the pursuit of scene dynamics, grasping the change of expression, to freehand and reach the artistic conception, it is very shocking, is known as "wall sculpture treasure", has the reputation of "the world's first color continuous wall sculpture". Photography is strictly prohibited inside the main hall.
Tickets: 30 yuan
XII. Nanhua Temple
Nanhua Temple is located in Maba Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, was founded in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Song Taizu gave "Nanhua Zen Temple", its name is still used today, known as "the first Treasure Temple of Eastern Guangdong", is one of the famous Buddhist temples in China.
Surrounded by mountains, the temple has a quiet environment, ancient trees, and a sense of age in architecture and plants. At that time, it was the place where the Six Ancestors Zen masters practiced and passed on the scriptures, and it was also a place of pilgrimage for local people, and it was a famous tourist punching place in Shaoguan City.
The temple preserves a large number of precious cultural relics such as the Tang Dynasty Thousand Buddha Robes, crystal bowls, Northern Song Dynasty wood carved Arhat statues and the Great Tibetan Scriptures, among which the true figure of the Six Ancestors in the Six Ancestral Halls is the most precious cultural relics of Nanhua Temple, the seated statue is 80 centimeters high, according to archaeological experts, the Statue of the Six Ancestors is based on the flesh of the Six Ancestors Huineng. As an ancient building in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Nanhua Temple was approved by the State Council to be included in the fifth batch of national key cultural protection units. Photography is strictly prohibited in the Hall of the Six Ancestors.
Tickets: 20 yuan, the tour needs to be booked in advance.
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