镇国寺

As passagens redondas entre um ambiente e outro são uma particularidade desse templo, que além dos budas tradicionais ainda tem o Buda do Futuro - Também chamado de buda sorridente (aquele buda gordo e risonho que se acredita poder trazer dinheiro).

This place was unbelievable for China. We went on a Ching Ming Sunday, expecting it to be packed, but there were 6 other people and us. Very peaceful, you could here the birds singing and such an untypically Chinese tourist destination. The temple is interesting in that it has a very old wooden structure (partly hidden/supported?) by bricks, with interesting statues and a 1000 year old tree (or what's left of it!). Go for the rural drive, the rural setting and most of all for the untypical peace and quiet.

There's only one thing to see here: Wanfo (Ten Thousand Buddhas) Hall, the only surviving building of a once much-larger Buddhist monastery. But what a building it is! Built in 963, it's one of the oldest wood buildings in China, or in the world, for that matter. The architectural details---particularly the bracketing and eaves----are extraordinary.Inside is an ensemble fo eleven painted-clay Buddhist sculptures, also dating from the tenth century---both beautiful and intensely spiritual.Zhenguo is a short drive (12k) outside Pingyao and is surrounded by cornfields. It's completely off the tourist circuit. We were there for half an hour, and during that time only two other visitors dropped by.

镇国寺的建筑和壁画、雕塑都非常值得一看。几乎每个大殿中，包括偏殿中都有雕塑在。真让人吃惊。雕塑的艺术水平值得称赞，很美，寺庙整体的风格也静谧。中央大殿的屋顶梁柱上有许多毛笔的题记，保留完整，非常难得。

镇国寺位于平遥古城的东北12公里处，寺内有不少不错的塑像。万佛殿里的迦叶、菩萨菩萨塑像不错。我印象最深的是三佛楼，此楼结构很特殊，这里的胁侍菩萨塑像的表情非常好，明代壁画也觉得特别好。

镇国寺全寺建筑没有用一根钉子 ，建筑界的一朵奇葩

Very very old temple that's perhaps different than what you'll see elsewhere in China. The frescos are pretty impressive and I'm surprised at how few people were here. We were there on a Sunday afternoon, and were literally the only 2 there when we arrived.We rode bikes there, which is an adventure in itself. There is a lot of large trucks on the dusty road, and of course the typical anarchy that is Chinese traffic. The distance is really not bad on a bike, but definitely not recommended if you're scared of Chinese traffic.

镇国寺在古城的外面的村子里，不算太近，公共交通也不方便。但是非常值得去看一看！大殿中的塑像精美，是唐代的风格。各个大殿中壁画也很多，值得细细去看。当然了，为了保护文物，栅栏也很多，也许靠近看是不容易的。

...looks like nobody in Shanxi Province or China is taking care about of the complex.The color of sculptures disappeared, all facades and inside of buildings are in terrible conservation, the dust are accumulating in all sculptures, etc.I could see only one positive aspect on this visit, nobody beyond me and my friend were there. Maybe, this can explain why the authorities forgotten the complex, only a few tourist pay a visit on that site.

建筑特色 前院居中者为万佛殿。这座殿宇造型独特，平面近正方形，屋顶为单檐歇山式，出檐深远，庞大的七辅作斗拱，总高超过了柱高的2/3，使殿顶形如伞状，是国内现存五代时唯一的木构建筑。万佛殿内塑像最为珍贵，是五代北汉天会年间建殿时的作品。万佛殿内佛坛宽大，长宽为6.09米见方，高55厘米，沿边用青砖叠砌而成，约占全殿面积一半。坛上正中设束腰须弥座，释迦佛趺坐其上，全殿共有塑像十四尊。其中除三尊（观音、善财、龙女）为明代塑造，清代重绘油彩外，其余皆为五代原作，镇国寺万佛殿内的彩塑，是全国寺观庙堂中保存至今的唯一五代作品