Jiuzhou Lone Copy, Unique in the Country｜Jincheng Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple Colored Sculpture and Mural Museum

【Jinshan Jinmei·Jincheng·Jiuzhou Lone Copy, Unique in the Country】Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple, an inconspicuous side hall, pulling open the thick curtain, in the dim room, from south to north, densely arranged, are currently the only Yuan Dynasty twenty-eight constellations colored clay sculptures in the country. Compared to the countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and even Arhats seen before, these sculptures are truly different. Their expressions are exaggerated and full of dynamism, giving a sense of bursting out. Moreover, this is the materialization of the twenty-eight constellations in astronomy, which has no precedent before, and it really cannot be done without extraordinary imagination. The twenty-eight sculptures are all different, with various postures, and each sculpture also has the image of a small animal, which is very creative! Also, the names of these twenty-eight constellations are really interesting. I did a little homework before coming, each constellation has three characters, and it is said that the names were given by the Tang Dynasty master Yuan Tiangang. The first character is the name of the constellation, the second character is gold, wood, water, fire, earth, sun, and moon, and the third name is twenty-eight animals, combined into these awkward and strange names. All the praises for the twenty-eight constellations colored sculptures are not exaggerated, YYDS! Jincheng Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple also has many other sculptures to see, such as the Cheng Tang Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, and the Jade Emperor Hall has a Song Dynasty sculpture of the Jade Emperor, which is quite handsome. Tips: A list of the positions of the twenty-eight constellations colored sculptures: Position of the sculptures in the hall (starting from the first one in the south) 1 Zhen Shui Yin 2 Yi Huo She 3 Xing Ri Ma 4 Gui Jin Yang 5 Shen Shui Yuan 6 Bi Yue Wu 7 Wei Shi Zhi 8 Kui Mu Lang 9 Shi Huo Zhu 10 Xu Ri Shu 11 Niu Jin Niu 12 Ji Shui Bao 13 Xin Yue Hu 14 Di Tu Mo 15 Jiao Mu Jiao 16 Kang Jin Long 17 Fang Ri Tu 18 Wei Huo Hu 19 Dou Mu Xie 20 Nu Tu Fu 21 Wei Yue Yan 22 Bi Shui Xu 23 Lou Jin Gou 24 Mao Ri Ji 25 Zi Huo Hou 26 Jing Mu Han 27 Liu Tu Zhang 28 Zhang Yue Lu 📝Note tips: Free admission, photos of the twenty-eight constellations are allowed📷 (no flash)