Unveiling the Prototype of 'Black Wukong'! The Line Between Reality and Game is Blurred
by ALBERT LAWSON
Sep 10, 2024
Jincheng, Shanxi [Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple]
"Black Myth: Wukong" became popular 🔥, Jincheng Jade Emperor Temple as one of the filming locations also followed the fire 🔥, the twenty-eight constellations inside, is known as "Kyushu unique, the best in the sea"! The temple also has 284 colored sculptures from different periods such as Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing.
The mysterious power of the stars can be felt in every corner of the Jade Emperor Temple. They are not only the guide for the ancients to observe celestial phenomena, but also the essence of ancient myths and legends. Each statue of the deity is lifelike, as if it can have a heart-to-heart conversation with you, allowing you to feel the wisdom and awe of the ancients in your exploration.
[Fucheng Guandi Temple]
800 years of wind and rain, stone pillars rolling dragon carved beams painted buildings, leaping and flying, dou arch flying roof.
In Shanxi, in addition to Jiezhou, the birthplace of Guan Yu, the temple of Emperor Guan, the prefecture of Zezhou in Jincheng City, also rocks the mountains.
The four "story columns" in the temple The four stone plate dragon corridor columns are placed under the wooden carved moon beam bracket. On the four stone pillars, ten hollow dragons of different sizes are carved. The dragon bodies have various forms, either coiled, or leaping, flying up and down. The disc dragons are interspersed with carved electric mother Feng Bo and Thunder God Rain Master. The base supporting the rolling dragon column is four fierce round carved stone lions, which shine brightly with the giant dragon. These stone pillars are still distinct despite more than 800 years of ups and downs.
"Character Pillar" "Zhang Gongyi ninth generation together", 100-year-old Zhang Gong managed the family well, magnanimous treatment of others, nine generations under the same house, harmonious as one. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty personally inscribed "Hundred Forbearance Hall". The word "forbearance" on this pillar hides the secret of the family's everlasting success!
The eight stone pillars are not only beautifully carved, but also carry more than 300 stories from the Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. Each knife reveals the wisdom and sentiment of the ancients.
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