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> Gallery of Chinese Ancient Sculpture
Using
gold, red and black as three basic colors, the gallery is full of a
warm and serious atmosphere. Within a space of 640 square meters, more than 120
specimens are put either in shrine-like showcases separated by lotus-petal
shaped partitions or on open freestanding pedestals. This special
design and arrangement will give audience a true feeling of walking
in grottos or temples. The exhibits, dating between the Warring States
period and the Ming dynasty, reveal artistic styles of Chinese sculpture
in different periods. The most attractive sculptures are Buddha statues
with different styles, such as simple and delicate Buddha statues
of the Northern Wei, elegant and vivid Buddha statues of the Northern
Qi and the Sui dynasties, gorgeously shaped and full-bodied Buddha
statues of the Tang dynasty, and novel and secular Bodhisattva of
the Song dynasty. Audience could watch a process how Buddhism, a foreign
culture, was merging into Chinese traditional culture.
Home >Display
> Gallery of Chinese Ancient Sculpture
Using
gold, red and black as three basic colors, the gallery is full of a
warm and serious atmosphere. Within a space of 640 square meters, more than 120
specimens are put either in shrine-like showcases separated by lotus-petal
shaped partitions or on open freestanding pedestals. This special
design and arrangement will give audience a true feeling of walking
in grottos or temples. The exhibits, dating between the Warring States
period and the Ming dynasty, reveal artistic styles of Chinese sculpture
in different periods. The most attractive sculptures are Buddha statues
with different styles, such as simple and delicate Buddha statues
of the Northern Wei, elegant and vivid Buddha statues of the Northern
Qi and the Sui dynasties, gorgeously shaped and full-bodied Buddha
statues of the Tang dynasty, and novel and secular Bodhisattva of
the Song dynasty. Audience could watch a process how Buddhism, a foreign
culture, was merging into Chinese traditional culture.