In which areas did the temple sculptures in Liao and Jin Dynasties remain more?

Temple sculptures in Liao and Jin Dynasties have been left in Hebei, Shanxi and Northeast China. Generally speaking, because the Central Plains and the Song Dynasty were ruled by tribes with low culture at the same time, they were bound to be influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, and at the same time, they were bound to enslave Han artists to serve them. Therefore, it is natural to directly follow or inherit the cultural and artistic traditions of the Central Plains, which can be clearly seen from many productions.

There are famous statues of the Liao Dynasty, such as the clay statue of Guanyin in Dule Temple in the Tang Dynasty in Jixian County, Hebei Province. The temple was rebuilt in the second year of Liao Dynasty (984). The statue is a Liao Dynasty sculpture, with a height of16m, second only to the bronze statue of the Northern Song Dynasty in longxing temple. From the perspective of sculpture art, this giant statue is far less advantageous than those that use a smaller body to express the shape. For example, the statues of Huayan Temple and Shanhua Temple in Datong, Shanxi Province, the sculptures and statues of Liao Dynasty in Fengguo Temple in Yixian, Liaoning Province, and the statues of Guanyin in Dule Temple and Bodhisattva in the back wall of the shrine are all fine works of this kind. Huayan Temple in Datong was built in the third year of Jin Dynasty (1 140). The five Buddha statues, the endangered bodhisattva and the heavenly king carved in the Hall of the Great Hero in the temple do not seem to be genuine works of the Jin Dynasty. (See Architecture in China, 70th edition, published by Cultural Relics Publishing House, 1952). Xiahuayan Temple, which was built in the eighth year of Qing Ning in Liao Dynasty (1062), has the main building "Bojiacang" Hall, which was built in the seventh year of Chongxi in Liao Dynasty (1038). It was originally a place to preserve the Buddhist classic "Tiangong Wall Zang". The temple is dedicated to statues of Buddha III, disciples, bodhisattvas and heavenly kings. Although the format and style of its statues are not much different from those of Buddhist temples in the Song Dynasty, as far as artistic modeling is concerned, all the statues are mostly "full face and elegant and natural clothes." In particular, the smiling Buddha statue is the most vivid, and the plastic method is rare. It is an excellent sculpture in Liao Dynasty in China. "