Dabaoji Palace and Liuli Hall

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The building complex of the Dabaoji Palace and Liuli Hall ( Chinese  大 寶 積 宮 與 琉璃 殿  /  大 宝 积 宫 与 琉璃 殿 , Pinyin Dà Bǎojī Gōng yǔ Liúlí Diàn  - "Maharatnakuta Palace and Glazed Roof Tile Hall") from the time of Ming Dynasty is located in Baisha in the Yulong Autonomous County of Naxi in the prefecture of Lijiang in the Chinese province of Yunnan . The religious site of Chan Buddhism, esoteric Buddhism and Daoism is an important cultural monument from the time of the Ming Dynasty.

The buildings are built in the Chinese architectural style, they are famous for their wall paintings (the Baisha frescoes ) in the style of esoteric or tantric Buddhism ( Vajrayana ). The glazed roof tile hall was built in 1417, the Maharatnakuta Palace was built in 1582 by Lijiang Tusi Mu Wang木 旺.

The Dabaoji Palace and the Liuli Hall ( Dabaoji gong yu Liuli dian ) have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (4-159) since 1996 .

literature

  • Liu Guozhen 刘 郭 祯: Lijiang gujianzhu kaocha 丽江古 建筑 考察 (Studies on the ancient architecture of Lijiang)

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References and footnotes

  1. engl. Baisha frescoes ( Memento from May 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ); Chinese Baisha biua ( Memento from May 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. see photo of a fresco from the Maharatnakuta Palace (above) ( memento from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) and photo of its portal ( memento from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 26 ° 57 ′ 30 ″  N , 100 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  E