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Pingwu Bao'en Temple's Dabei Hall Photo: Courtesy of Ren Yin

A mural at the Pingwu Bao'en Temple Photo: Courtesy of Ren Yin

An aerial view of the Pingwu Bao'en Temple Photo: Courtesy of Ren Yin

Originally, the Pingwu Bao'en Temple was built to rival the beauty and grandeur of the Forbidden City, but it was never wise to try and one up the emperor.

"The museum has dozens more gongdou (a type of corbel used exclusively in imperial structures) than the Forbidden City," said Ren Yin Vans Sk8 Hi Reissue Leather Black White Outlet , associate curator of the Museum of Pingwu Bao'en Temple.

"Altogether, it has 10,000 dragon totems - which definitely puts it in the same class as an imperial household."

While Ren makes no effort to hide his pride, five centuries ago the temple builders wouldn't have dared to openly brag about their achievements.

Palace past

The temple is located in the northern mountains of Pingwu county about a five-hour bus ride from Chengdu Clearance Mens Vans SK8 Hi Reissue Gray White , capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The all-wood building was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in 1440 by a local official named Wang Xi, who was so impressed by the royal palace during a trip to Beijing that he decided to build one for himself.

"When he heard about it, the emperor was very angry at first, but then pardoned Wang due to his contributions to border stability Vans Nintendo Slip On Pure White Ireland ," Ren told the Global Times on March 3.

"Wang then converted the palace into a Buddhist temple as a way of showing his gratitude for the emperor's mercy the emperor's mercy that's also how its name came from." Bao'en means "gratitude" in Chinese.

The temple covers an area of more than 27,800 square meters and features three main halls. From its bridges to roof decorations, the temple is a unique miniature replica of the Forbidden City located thousands of kilometers away. The relics in the compound, however Vans Classic Slip On White Sale , represent its role as a temple. These relics mainly consist of wooden Buddhist sculptures and amazingly exquisite murals in various states of disrepair.

Restoring the ruined

Three-fourths of the walls on the first floor of the Huayan and Daxiong halls are still covered in a layer of lime. Yet portions where the lime has been removed give visitors a rough idea of what the Buddhist paintings that are hidden underneath look like.

"Our experts used steamed buns and egg whites to remove the lime here as an experiment," said Ren, pointing to a small patch of the murals that could be seen under the lime.

According to Ren, the walls were painted over with lime during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) when the local commune wanted to turn the temple into a barn. The statues of the Eighteen Arhats originally placed on either side of the halls were smashed to pieces and so were beyond repair.

It seems that the damage the Cultural Revolution caused to the relics was far more destructive than even the 8.0 magnitude 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Cheap Vans SK8 Hi Slim Zip Triple Black , in which more than 69,000 people lost their lives.

"The 2008 earthquake did little damage to the relics. The only thing that happened was that some of the wall sculptures became a bit detached from their bases. So we strengthened the frames that supported them," he said.

"But our craftsmen don't have the skills to restore the ruined murals," Ren explained.

"That's why the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) is sending professionals here to do the work. The project will start during the latter half of this year."

Currently Vans Sk8 Hi Reissue Leather White Sale , a team of professionals sent by the SACH are busy scanning the murals in order to build a digital archive for these precious relics.

Dying craftsmanship

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