Nankunshen Temple

 

Main Door Couplet

The Yu-Chi Stele

Statues of the Five Lords

Inspection Orders of the Five Lords

Stone Censer of the Five Lords

The Kaishan Tablet

Wood Carved Couplets, Ching Shan Temple

The‘Spirits Watch Over the Eastern Seas’Marquee Board

The‘Light Embraces All Four Directions’ Marquee

The ‘Spider Making its Web’ Pavilion

Octagonal Dragon Pillars

‘Pray for Joy and Happiness’

Scenes of Bamboo by Cheng Hsieh

Twin Dragons Gaze Upon the‘Three Stars’– Cut Tile Mosaic

‘Abandoned Lions’ Cut Tile Mosaic

Traditional ‘Palanquin-Style’ Roof Eaves

The Money Wall

Painted Door Gods

Long Hou (Dragon Throat) Well

Bronze Drums

 

 

Scenes of Bamboo by Cheng Hsieh

Scenes of Bamboo by Cheng Hsieh


Two inset carvings of bamboo set in bluestone can also be seen on the walls astride the main entrance. Boldly executed with clean lines radiating vibrant energy, these pieces rank highly amongst the artistic treasures of Nankunshen.

The artist Cheng Hsieh (aka ‘Ban-chiao’) was a prodigy active during the early Qing Dynasty (1644~1911) talented in poetry and painting, with a penchant for rendering images of flowers, trees and stones. Orchids and bamboo were particularly favored subjects. Bamboo, along with the pine and plum, one of the ‘friends’ of winter days, is a traditional symbol of the gentleman and of celebration or blessings. These panels are today an irreplaceable part of the nation’s heritage.


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