Feilaifeng rock sculptures
Feilaifeng Grottoes in front of Lingyin Monastery
The Feilaifeng rock sculptures ( Chinese 飛來峰 造像 / 飞来峰 造像 , Pinyin Fēiláifēng zàoxiàng , English Feilaifeng Cliffside Sculptures / Sculptures of Feilai feng Peak ) are Buddhist sculptures from the period of the Five Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty . They come mainly from the time of the Mongol rule .
You are in front of the Lingyin Monastery ( 靈隐寺 / 灵隐寺 , Língyǐn sì ) in the area of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province , China .
The Feilaifeng rock sculptures have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China in Zhejiang (2-15) since 1982 .
literature
- Hangzhou Shi Lishi Bowuguan [Hangzhou City History Museum]: Feilaifeng zaoxiang [Feilaifeng Peak Sculptures]. Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe 2002; ISBN 7501013969
- Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Wenwu. Bowoguan [Great Chinese Encyclopedia: Volume of Cultural Assets . Museums]. Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1993
Web links
Commons : Feilai Feng - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 30 ° 14 ′ 31 ″ N , 120 ° 5 ′ 52 ″ E