Liao Pagoda at Guangsheng Temple in Yixian County, Liaoning Province. Khitan people also believe in Guanyin

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It turns out that the Khitan people also believe in Guanyin...

I thought that we people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai believed in Guanyin, but it turned out that the nomadic Khitans also believed in Guanyin and respected her as their family god. What is even more exaggerated is that the queen of Daozong of the Liao Dynasty was named Xiao Guanyin. The Liao Pagoda of Guangsheng Temple in Yixian County, Liaoning, It was she who financed the new construction. I have to admit that the Khitan people were very accomplished in building Liao pagodas. Among the remaining remains of the Liao Dynasty, apart from the eight major Liao structures, they are the Liao pagoda. The Liao pagoda of Guangsheng Temple is the best among them. One of the three treasures of this small town in Yixian

🏯About Guangsheng Temple Liao Pagoda
Built in the Liao Dynasty, it is an octagonal solid brick tower with dense eaves. Especially the height under the dense eaves ranks first among many ancient brick towers in Liaoning. The relief carving skills on the tower body are outstanding.

📸What to watch
✅Pagoda base: Each side is embossed with a lion beast, and there are also Jilotian and Lux.
✅Pagoda body: There are reliefs on all eight sides, and the middle niche is dedicated to Guanyin + Feitian.
✅Tower eaves: I didn’t see the angle clearly. The tower is really high...

Guangsheng Temple Liao Pagoda
Why add high walls and big iron gates?
Local people: "The pagoda and the underground palace are still there, but I'm afraid thieves will miss them."
By the way, we don’t have this skill either…

Post by ALLEN PITTMAN | Apr 10, 2024