Lei Ye

Lei Ye

26 May 2023

Shanxi Qinglong Temple, Buddhist frescoes, Artistic value.

The frescoes of Qinglong Temple in Jishan, Shanxi are one of the most well preserved Buddhist water and land paintings in China, with high research value. The frescoes of Qinglong Temple reproduce the content of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, as well as folk religious beliefs and a portion of social life. They have a wide range of themes, a wide coverage, and diverse forms of expression. They are a religious painting style that emerged after Buddhism and its images were introduced to China and absorbed local Chinese culture, and underwent long-term transformation and integration. The lines of Qinglong Temple frescoes are flying and the colors are gorgeous, which fully shows the artistic essence of the Buddhist frescoes of the Yuan Dynasty. This article analyzes their unique artistic value from a new artistic perspective.

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