The impression of Xiangtang Temple Grottoes in the old photos of Handan, Hebei in 1927

Share a group of old photos taken in Handan, Hebei in 1927. The impression of the Xiangtang Temple Grottoes at that time is from the Japanese magazineA Collection of East Asian Prints.

The magazine where this group of photos was published was September 1927, so this group of photos was taken before September 1927 (550-557). At that time, the Northern Qi Dynasty had two political centers: Yedu (now Linzhang County) and Jinyang (now Taiyuan City). Xiangtang is located in a place that must pass between the two capitals. It has beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery. Emperor Gaoyang of the Northern Qi Dynasty built a palace here, so he built a temple through caves

In the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, more buildings were built and repaired. There are 16 grottoes and 4300 statues in Nanbei Xiangtang Temple. The cave is deep and ingenious. The stone carvings in the cave are beautiful and lifelike. The attached buildings of the grottoes are grand in scale, and the pavilions and pavilions are built along the mountain, layer upon layer, integrated and magnificent. They are the precious heritage of Chinese ancient architecture, sculpture, calligraphy and painting art

Details of this group of photos:

北乡堂山第一窟

北乡堂山第二窟

北乡堂山第二窟

北乡堂山第二窟

北乡堂山第三窟

南乡堂山全景

南乡堂山下段窟第一窟 佛龛

南乡堂山中段窟

支提塔  怪兽

南乡堂山下段窟第二窟