Qingzhou Longxing Temple (Chinese: 龍興寺; lóng xīng sì) was a Northern and Southern dynasties-era Buddhist temple in Qingzhou, Shandong, China. It has been deemed one of China's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century, containing a hoard of Buddhist statues.
Qingzhou Longxing Temple | |
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龍興寺 | |
Buddhist statue from Qingzhou Longxing Temple | |
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Affiliation | Buddhism |
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Location | Qingzhou, Shandong |
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Geographic coordinates | 36°41′03″N 118°27′45″E / 36.6841°N 118.4625°E |
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Completed | Northern and Southern dynasties |
The temple was built during the period of the Northern and Southern dynasties, and was destroyed some 800 years later. The location was rediscovered in 1996, when a stone oil lamp was discovered during the refurbishment of a school sports field.[1] Subsequent excavation uncovered more than 400 statues on the site, which were primarily placed in the collection of the Shenzhen Museum.[1] In July 2015, it was announced that Italian professor Salvatore Lorusso, of the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Bologna, would direct "[a] new Italian research project dedicated to the restoration and enhancement of the statues kept in the Buddhist temple of Qingzhou Longxing".[2]
Gallery
editLocation of the temple, and artifacts found at the site:
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Archaelogicial site of the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Archaelogicial site of the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Sign indicating the location of the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Statue from the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Statue from the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Statue from the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Statue from the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
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Statue from the Qingzhou Longxing Temple
References
edit- ^ a b Yuanyuan, Wang (October 30, 2012). "Buddhist stone statues exhibited in city". Shenzhen Daily.
- ^ "From Ravenna to Qingzhou for the recovery of the Longxing Temple statues". 9Colonne. July 31, 2015.
External links
edit- Qingzhou Statuary, ChinaCulture.org.
- Qingzhou's mysterious Buddhas, Shine.cn.