Qingzhou.
Buddhist sculpture, old-city lanes and a mountain landscape in Shandong.
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Qingzhou rewards a closer look. At Qingzhou Museum, “The Qingzhou Smile” brings visitors face to face with Buddhist sculptures unearthed at the Longxing Temple site. Among its celebrated Northern Qi works, restrained smiles, fine robes that follow the body and traces of colour and gilding make stone feel quietly alive.
More than 400 sculptures were unearthed at Longxing Temple in 1996, dating from the Northern Wei through the Northern Song. The museum’s celebrated Northern Qi works are part of this remarkable discovery. Allow around three hours for the museum, with the sculpture exhibition as your focus.
Continue through Qingzhou Ancient City and Ouyuan Street, adding Ouyuan Garden when it is open. A second day can bring Yunmen Mountain’s inscriptions and views into the story; travellers who prefer fewer steps can choose the garden and a slower old-city walk instead. Museum reservations and site opening arrangements are checked with official sources before travel.
Longxing Temple sculptures
Qingzhou Museum · painted Buddhist triad
Qingzhou Museum · painted standing Buddha
Qingzhou Museum · standing bodhisattva
Qingzhou Ancient City
Ouyuan Street
Ouyuan Garden
Yunmen Mountain (Qingzhou)Journeys in
Qingzhou.
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