Shaxixingjiao Temple

Shaxi Xingjiao Temple, Xingjiao Temple, the "Atoli" Buddhist temple of the Bai nationality in the Ming Dynasty. It is the only surviving "Atoli" Buddhist monastery of the Bai ethnic group in China. It is located in the Yangpo of Aofeng Mountain, Shaxi Temple Deng Town, Jianchuan County, Yunnan Province. The existing main hall and the second hall. There are 12 shops of Ming Dynasty Buddhist murals in the hall. There are several ancient Chinese locust trees and ancient Huanglian trees around the temple area. There is a pair of big lions in front of the mountain gate, and the mountain gate is facing a stage. The main hall and the second hall of Xingjiao Temple are one of the rare important buildings in the Ming Dynasty in western Yunnan. The main hall, known as Daxiong Hall in ancient times, sits west to east, 14.58 meters deep from east to west, and 18 meters deep from north to south. The double-eaves Xieshan-style nine-back roof, the upper and lower eaves are framed with bucket arches and flying angles. The second hall was called Tianwang Hall in ancient times, sitting in the same direction as the main hall, with a depth of 16.8 meters from east to west, and a depth of 19.8 meters from north to south. The two halls are majestic and majestic. The architectural structure is rigorous and generous, the production skills are excellent, and the architectural style is simple and simple in Athens, full of national characteristics. Its height, length and width and the number of beams and columns are consistent with the number of "nine five out of six, and ink meets six" in the "Wooden Classic" that Bai nationality wood craftsmen follow. In the main hall of Xingjiao Temple, more than 20 large-scale murals by Zhang Bao, an ancient Bai painter in Dantou Village, Shaxi, are very precious. Among them, "Prince Prince Touring Garden", etc., vividly depict the ancient Nanzhao and Dali palaces. Life has made up for the fact that the palaces of ancient Nanzhao and Dali were prosperous in Southwest China that was missing in the history books, and became one of the important historical evidences for the study of Nanzhao and Dali. Xingjiao Temple preserved the Buddhist murals of Ming Dynasty. It has a wide range of themes, many characters, vivid shapes, vivid images, smooth lines and gorgeous colors. It integrates Buddhist stories and secular life, full of mythological atmosphere and quite national style. Inheriting the legacy of famous paintings such as "Nanzhao Zhongxing Painting" and "Zhang Shengwen Painting", it is a rare art treasure imitating ancient Bai paintings, and it is also a valuable material for studying ancient Bai religion and art. The painter once copied it and sent it to Beijing for exhibition, which caused a sensation in the cultural circles of Beijing and China and attracted attention from all walks of life.