Fusheng Temple: Home to "China's Most Beautiful Statue of Guanyin Crossing the Sea"

Another filming location for "Black Myth: Wukong" is in Fusheng Temple in Xinjiang County, Yuncheng. Facing south and sitting north, Fusheng Temple was founded during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty (627-649). According to the reconstruction stele in the temple, it was renovated in the 11th year of the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty (1498) and has been repaired many times throughout the dynasties. The existing buildings, the Amituo Hall and the caves in the lower part of the rear hall, are relics of the Yuan Dynasty, and the rest are relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are 32 colored sculptures and hanging sculptures from the Song, Jin and Ming dynasties preserved in the Amitabha Hall and the rear hall.

[One] Amitabha Hall
After entering the mountain gate, you will find the Heavenly King Hall. Currently, you only need to register your information here to enter for free. On both sides of the Heavenly King Hall are the bell tower and the drum tower. After crossing the Heavenly King Hall, you will see the main hall and side halls of Fusheng Temple. The Amitabha Hall is five rooms wide and five rooms deep, with corridors all around it and a porch at the back with a double-eaved hip roof. The brackets are five-layered and double-angled, and the beams are relics of the Yuan Dynasty. There are more than 20 colored sculptures and hanging sculptures from the Song, Liao, Yuan and Ming dynasties in the hall.

[Two] Rear Hall
The northernmost is the rear hall, a two-story structure located at the northernmost end of the temple. It is five bays wide and two bays deep, with a gable roof and a brick-wood mixed structure. The upper level is the Sutra Repository. There is no bracket under the eaves. The beam frame consists of three beams. The single-step beam on the front eaves has three columns connecting the eaves. A statue of Confucius is enshrined inside. Standing on the second floor and looking north, you can see other ancient buildings in Guangcun and the Guangcun ruins (provincially protected). The lower level is a three-arch cave, called the Three Buddha Caves, which is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty. There are three statues of the Three Buddhas and six Bodhisattvas in the cave, but it is temporarily under protection and repair and cannot be entered.

[Three] Colored hanging sculptures
In the center of the Amitabha Hall, there is a 1-meter-high altar with a statue of the main Amitabha Buddha, and two attendants, Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta, standing on either side. On the back are hanging sculptures of Avalokitesvara, the boy Shancai, the Vajra King, and donors. All of them are original works from the time the hall was built, and are in the style of the Song Dynasty. On the east and west sides of the hall, there are Buddhist altars surrounded by the Sixteen Arhats and Four Heavenly Kings sculpted in the Ming Dynasty. The sculptures are exquisite and the modeling is superb. The hanging sculpture of Guanyin Crossing the Sea behind the throne is known as "the most beautiful statue of Guanyin Crossing the Sea in China". Both the colored sculptures and the hanging sculptures have inscriptions and written records.

[100] Tour Guide
[Pushpin] Tour Highlights: Yuan Dynasty Architecture, Colored Sculptures, Guanyin Crossing the Sea
[Sunflower] Level: National Protected Unit
[Sakura] Location: Northwest corner of Guang Village, Zezhang Town, Xinxiang County, Yuncheng City
[Shrine] Tickets: None
[Car] Transportation: Public transportation is not very convenient. You need to take a taxi or charter a car, or drive yourself and navigate directly to Fusheng Temple.
[Rainbow] Recommended places around: Guang Village has a history of more than 3,000 years. Now the whole village retains a large number of Ming and Qing Dynasty courtyards. It is a "Famous Historical and Cultural Village in China". You can walk around the village and admire the ancient buildings. To the north of the village is the "Guangcun Site" from the Neolithic Age, a provincially protected site, where unexpected discoveries may be made. There is also the ancient building Qiaogoutou Jade Emperor Temple around it.
[Sun] Warm reminder: It is not easy for ancient buildings to be preserved as cultural relics. Please protect the cultural relics. If you don’t understand something, you can consult the cultural relics protectors or staff, even the villagers, and you can hear some interesting stories.

Post by EDWARD BENNETT | Feb 18, 2025