After the vicissitudes of figurines of mysterious smile _ figurine skills through time

Core tip: their building heart three years ( In 574 AD) , emperor wu of northern zhou emperor wudi ordered to get rid of Buddhism, thus in the country launched a huge movement of Buddha. All buddhas destroyed, and temples are taken as state-owned, their building heart three years ( In 574 AD) , emperor wu of northern zhou emperor wudi ordered to get rid of Buddhism, thus in the country launched a huge movement of Buddha. All buddhas destroyed, and temples were closed as state-owned, monks were ordered to secularization. However, when we read the inscription on the Buddha mountain, vowed to the short of more than 200 words are engraved with 'elephant 2 July 21 to build'. Of the five Buddha has changed the style of the northern wei dynasty 'show bone phase', reflect the changan style sculpture style and distinct characteristics of The Times. These all reflect the unique charm of buddhist art. With five lotus also unearthed statue of Buddha is four lion Buddha, Buddha is for square, four side to reduce ground carving and line carving techniques engraved with the king of gods, the ci-poetry music, Buddha four harpy eagle such as lions, elephants, lively show originality. Every statue of Buddha facial features is exquisite, is a square face, pick on slender eyebrows, eyes open look kindly straight ahead, straight nose, double ear lobes shoulder, chin solemn round and round all show method. Overall modelling concise, and Buddha form full, they praise or clothes, belt or shoulder coat, YiWen on the collar, the fold on the skirt are presented in English letter 'U' shape, some parallel arrangement, around some. The most unique is one of the statue of Buddha microstrip smile corners of the mouth, with the two small tadpole shape beard, such subtle features in the carved stone Buddha is very rare. These changes are influenced by region and time, has the rich of their characteristics. The Buddha hand bold print, in the left hand grip gaza on the abdomen, Buddha clothes under the belt comes with a tassel. This ingenious design adds a strong adornment effect, more from the perspective of a Buddha surface residual traces, initially all gold coloured drawing or pattern. In May 2004, shaanxi xi 'an child baqiao bay village, a brick factory workers accidentally discovered more than 1400 years ago when earth of their period of the five large green rock stands resemble and four pieces of lotus Buddha mountain lion, the five Buddha statue unearthed around two meters height, including 2 of the highest honour. 46 meters, well-preserved, huge volume, carving exquisite, lifelike. The elephant is two years in 580 AD, but also destroyed six years after the Buddha's movement. That just six years, have a number of concentrated, skilled carving of Buddha statues, have to say is a mystery. Their capital changan, although only 25 years of history, but history of Buddhism in China has left a important mark. Then rulers due to embrace and promote Buddhism, Buddhism flourished, temple has accumulated a multitude of wealth, and formed a certain economic strength and political power, temple economy is strong and the contradiction between the rulers is sharpened.