Among them, the largest Buddha statue is hidden in Handan, Hebei Province, and 2,895 carved Buddha statues reveal the aesthetics of northerners.

Speaking of the magnificent ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, my first reaction was Nanjing. I didn't expect that there was an ancient capital of the Six Dynasties hidden near Handan, Hebei Province. This place is called Linzhang, which was called Yecheng in ancient times. Yecheng, a famous soldier of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and built the capital in Yecheng. Later, it experienced the post-Zhao Dynasty, the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty. Yecheng Site is located about 20km southwest of Linzhang County, Handan City, Hebei Province, and is mainly composed of Ye Bei City and Yan 'an City, which are adjacent to the north and south. However, the cave-in of the stone Buddha statue in Linzhang occurred in Dongguo District of Yecheng Site in June 20 12. China Academy of Social Sciences and Hebei Institute of Cultural Relics jointly set up Yecheng Archaeological Team to carry out rescue excavation, and a total of 2,895 Buddha statues (blocks) were unearthed from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, making it the largest number of Buddhist statues in China. Many people, like me, may not know about Linzhang, if the cave of Buddha statues in Linzhang has not been discovered. I have always liked the stone-carved Buddha statues from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Qi Dynasty, because the Buddha statues in this period are all my favorite "show bones and clear images", and their postures, expressions and costumes are very advanced. Maybe you are as full of doubts as I am: 1, what is the relationship between Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei and Northern Qi? Historically, both the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty were separatist regimes starting from the Northern Wei Dynasty. The minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty is Gao Huan, the minister of the Western Wei Dynasty is Yu Wentai, the Eastern Wei Dynasty is in Yecheng, and the Western Wei Dynasty is now in Xi 'an. BAIC was founded by Gao Huan's son. Therefore, the four dynasties themselves have a strong consistency. The Northern Wei Dynasty was the largest political power in the North, and it was opposed to the Southern Dynasties for a long time. The core political areas are in today's Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi and Henan. Today, three largest stone Buddha cellars have been discovered in Qingzhou, Shandong Province, Xiu De Temple in Quyang, Hebei Province and Linzhang, Hebei Province. These cellars contain stone works representing the highest level of the royal regime. The status of Shanxi and Yungang Grottoes in Datong can explain everything. If you happen to be interested in the stone carving art in these four periods, then I suggest you go to the following places: Jinan Museum (which contains some Qingzhou stone carving works), Qingzhou Museum, Linzhang Buddha Museum, Little Wild Goose Pagoda (An Museum) and Yungang Grottoes in Datong. Of course, you can go west, such as Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, but obviously, the farther west you go, the more Buddha statues in these four periods. How beautiful is the stone Buddha in Linzhang? As we all know, carving Buddha statues with stones is extremely expensive. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Huan devoted one third of its national treasury to the construction of Buddhism, of which the most important and largest expenditure was on the stone carvings of Buddha statues. 1, the small round face of Beiqi, how beautiful the Buddha statue of Beiqi is: just a "slight smile" on the small round face can shake people's hearts. I don't know why seeing this Buddha statue in Beiqi reminds me of Zhao Liying. To be honest, I always think that a small round face is the most beautiful face. It seems that the nobles in the Northern Qi Dynasty have persistent aesthetics like me. 2. The hidden secret of Buddha's hairstyle It's interesting to look at Buddha's hairstyle. In the early Eastern Wei Dynasty, the hair style of Buddha statues was a kind of water vortex bun, which was a bit like a self-rolling bun. It is called Modora bun, and bun is relatively high. This is a common hairstyle of Buddha statues in the Sixteen Kingdoms and the early Eastern Wei Dynasty. This hairstyle is also the style of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty before he moved to Luoyang, which originated in India. Some water vortex bun stone carvings in the early Eastern Wei Dynasty were not made by a craftsman. During the Eastern Wei Dynasty, people were slim in aesthetic posture, paying attention to showing their bones, wearing Gandhara robes, wearing thin clothes and exquisite materials. The dressing method of Gandhara cassock is different in each period. In the early days, the right hand collar was worn on the left hand, and then it was slowly worn on the left shoulder, and then it gradually became a light insertion type. Smooth French arrived in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Buddha's hairstyle became a "polished hairstyle" with a low bun. 3. A rare stone statue of a white horse licking its feet. In China's stone Buddha statues, the theme of "white horse licking feet" is rarely seen. Linzhang found a statue of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, with Maitreya as the main statue. Maitreya has two identities, one is Maitreya, the other is Maitreya in the afterlife, which is manifested in two forms: bodhisattva and Buddha. Its back screen is engraved with the theme of "white horse licking feet" 4. Overlapping clothing has long been popular. Recently, the overlapping method is very popular. In fact, this is not a particularly new idea. During the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Buddhas put their costumes on top of each other and displayed them to the fullest. Some Buddhas * * *, you can see the hem overlapping and wear peony flowers. 5, the dragon tree back screen-the unique foreign style of Yedu as a masterpiece of the late Northern Dynasty, Linyi style (Yedu style)-the dragon tree back screen is amazing! The back screen consists of two symmetrically wound bodhi trees with hollow crowns. Sitting in front of the Buddha or benefiting from the back screen, it seems that the Buddha is sitting on a huge bodhi tree, full of Zen. Tips: Before June 6th, 10, friends in Beijing will have the opportunity to enjoy the elegant demeanor of the carved Buddha statue in Linzhang, China National Museum. Can you guess when the Buddha statue was?