Qianfo Hall

    Qianfo Hall (Hall of One Thousand Buddhas) is located at the back of the temple, 7-rooms in width and 3 in depth. White jade statue of Sakyamuni and bonze statue of Buddha Vairocara made in the Ming Dynasty are worshiped in the shrine at the very center of the Hall. On the east wall, the west wall and the back wall is the color fresco of 500 arhats making a pilgrimage to Buddha Vairocara painted in the Ming Dynasty. The top layer of the fresco is painted with peaks over peaks, the middle layer with sea of clouds, the bottom layer with rolling waves. The arhats in the fresco are vivid in various poses, chatting, worshiping, or showing their powers. With clear outline, vigorous lines, fluent painting and precise structure, it is a rare treasure among Chinese frescos. The 48 pits called “zhanzhuang” on the brick floor of the hall came out of long-term foot stamping practices of those Shaolin monks with profound kung fu powers.

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