Datong morning to Datong. One station, one is a suit at a visit to me and Juha quotations. When I was asking about the price to the taxi driver when he ran over, Zibaojiamen is Datong International Travel Service. And let us take their car. We are with him on the van. Soon, a few Chinese people on the bus, he wants to take guests. To the Yungang hotel. Here is the original FIT held a national work conference on tourism. Just brought to the Beijing leadership and representation.
We just bath in the room. The man knocked on the door again. I told him that we go to Xuan Kongsi and should County Wooden Pagoda. He said to have asked a few guests, are these two places. So he just changed the quotation on the distance, change for the Yungang Grottoes Ying County Wooden Pagoda. Each have one hundred dollars, fares and tour fees. Tickets, meals care of themselves. I think that is true, Juha agree.
Eat breakfast buffet in the hotel. Restaurant were to meet representatives of full. The man busy, but still take a moment to greet us. On the train, and there is an Israeli youth and a Belgian woman.
Guide is a young man, the people. Ran in many places, but also Beijing engaged in similar acts. Because they have to certificates, then Road home. He was very enthusiastic to talk with each of a foreigner. Juha was a restrained look. I told the tour guide, Juha want to see the cave. His first stop took us to a fellow, and is the cave. Into the yard, along the dirt road up, entered the room door, first kitchen stove next to the wind box. Pull a few boys sitting on the floor, and then let everyone try. House side there is a doorway to be bent over to bow their heads to go 45 meters to go before the bedroom. The window is a kang, kang under the tables, cabinets and other utensils. An old sat on the kang, a few children in the house the ground, then a few pieces of handicrafts to sell to us.
Datong is not rich. Eyeful looked, loess 1. Even housing, caves are yellow. Lane near mining areas, then black.
The second station is Xuankong Si. Temple built in the Beiyue Hengshan golden Longkou West Cliff of the cliff. According to "Hengshan Chi" records that the monastery was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, cliffs caves on the chisel inserted flying beam as the base, in order to Plank Road similarities between the pavilions. Looked up, temples embedded hanging over the cliff, onto the cliff, overlooking the deep valley, cutting wall, flying beam for the base, a house on the cliffs, exotic adventure. A total size of 40 a few temples, are wooden structure, and the level of scattered, irregular delivered, twists and turns, the idea of wonderful.
Terauchi there are various copper, iron casting, stone carving, clay sculpture of more than a total of 80 statues. Many ancients Tiyong engraved intramural.
At noon, we went to eat hunyuan county. 20 yuan per person, excluding drinks. Pay the bill by the tour money. In particular, he recommended to everyone that the deep-fried broad bean flowering. During the banquet, he took out several foreign coins, and participants expressed that the national title and the capital and other currencies. His English is not very good, but it will Datong, near the various regional dialects. More than an hour by car, we have to be county.
Ying County Wooden Pagoda is the oldest, the tallest wooden structure of the pavilion-style pagoda. Built in the Liao Dynasty. Plane was octagonal tower, bottom double eaves, exterior canopies six five-story, which has four hidden layer, nine-story actually. Octagonal tower save for the tip. More than 67 meters high. Using 60 kinds of different wooden pillars, Liang Fang, brackets layer by layer stacking. Its sleek design and structured. This is the beginning to the construction of the Eastern Han Dynasty last years record of pagoda has been saved so far the only pagoda. The size of this pagoda is so, so old, Zhennai miracle. Into the tower, dark and spacious, along the wide wooden staircase to the top of the tower. Each floor has a platform. Lean on a railing overlooking the remains of a yellow. Around the mostly flat roof cottage. Pointing to a bird tour guide told us that it was Ma Yan. Have been favored in the Jade Emperor, the latter due to touch Longyan, was banished to mortal, and cut feet. Ma Yan landed so far is still a rush forward in order to stabilize.
The next day, we ourselves are to good Temple, Huayan Monastery and transportation Gang Grottoes. Because of more convenient transportation.
Shan Temple Temple compound in width. In Datong city, but because he argued soot, dirt dark hue. Gate that the king palace, is the largest gold on behalf of the existing gate. Hall had three temple. Juha said, here is a special brackets. Sure enough, Yan Xia's brackets grand gorgeous, downward-sloping. Is typical of the Jin Dynasty. About another 60-degree oblique arch, shaped like a flower in full bloom, with a strong decorative. The rear of the Main Hall is the main temple. Hall of Taiwan three meters above the ground. Broad front of palace platform. Spacious hall, used by column method. The temples tall, robust, magnificent.
The west side of Main Hall Tower high-rise with Fugen. For the Datong area's only Galerkin Storied Building. Appearance of sophisticated and well-proportioned. And the hall echoed with each other, so that line three axis Hall does not seem monotonous, lonely.
The west there is the courtyard, I walked courtyard, looked at a Wulong wall.
Then we went to the Huayan Monastery. Huayan Monastery is the existing large-scale, relatively intact ancient timber-framed buildings. Jixian of Dule Si and Tianjin, Liaoning, Feng Yixian's Temple, is the three temples Liao. After the two visits of our program is also listed. Huayan Monastery there are upper and lower two temple. The open gate, its own form. Ran from the Ming Dynasty. Comparing the layout of the temple under the freedom of architectural styles are more lively. Temple is under the strict layout. To Main Hall as the center, is divided into before and after the two houses. Gate, over Temple, Kwun Yam Pavilion, in possession of Pavilion and so on, followed by distribution in the middle and hatchback configuration Patriarch Hall, meditation room, cloud water and other sub-tang construction, high and low scattered and orderly. Main Hall main ridge of the both ends of the owl kiss 4.5 meters high by eight pieces of glass composition. Juha told me that the northern end of the owl kiss is golden on behalf of the original. And pointed out to me to see huge brackets. The ratio of Hall's style is a typical architectural style of the Liao, Jin, Dian W 9, into the deep 5, is the existing wooden structures Liao and Jin Dynasties in a surface area of the largest hall. To expand the hall space, which will help Bule Buddhist statues and carry out activities, also used by column structure, and hall a total reduction of column 12. The whole shape ancient temples, forceful.
Huayan Monastery The main temples are facing the East. This Qidan believe in ghosts prayer day, on the east of the religious beliefs and practices related to housing.
Huayan Monastery Buddhism Hua-yen because of the name.
After the city's nine-dragon screen, but also took one look, is really the greatest seat.
Ride out of town 16 kilometers west, in the southern foot of Wu Zhou Shan, is the famous Yungang Grottoes. The mountain caves excavated from east to west for more than one kilometer stretch, the existing caves 53, the size statue more than 51,000 statues. Excavated in the Northern Wei Dynasty years. The caves are east, central and western three parts. Is the sixth largest cave, the hole 20 meters high, the central Great Pylon of more than 3000 carved stone Buddha statue, inscribed with something Liangbi "Buddha pass on," chronicles the life of Sakya Muni. The fifth largest Buddha in the central Cave is a seated Buddha statue, legs sit cross-legged, high 17 meters.
Juha and I sat in front of Liang Yi on the cave, called beverage drink. I told him that the kind of milk, coffee is very tasty. I am still a Jianlibao. Yesterday, the Belgian women sitting in a corner. Juha and she began to talk. I am enjoying the sunshine weather. Xu mountain breeze blowing, extra cool. Heart to fly with the wind. Why dark odd predecessors so much human and material resources invested to build this huge, elaborate caves.
The Buddhist caves came from the west. Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, there are the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Anxi Yulin Cave and Grottoes in Tianshui Maijishan; further east in Shanxi, where the Yungang Grottoes, Taiyuan days Longshan Grottoes; we have a passing Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes; we will be Yixian Formation in Liaoning go wanfotang caves. And so on. Throughout the country, but added greatly advanced the art of carving and painted sculptures development.
The station's Datong International Travel Office, we have to book well in advance of the train Xinzhou.
Author: juha95
