China’s history of five thousand years of cultural development has been ups and downs in the history of the vast sea of smoke. The ancient buildings that can survive are filled with heavy years and warmth. When people carefully observe the fine details, they can’t help feeling When I came to Taiyuan again and re-walked in Jinci, the amazement of this kind of heart rose even more. After years of baptism, these ancient buildings are warm and sunny under the warm winter sun, exuding the classical and charming atmosphere. 

The early winter of Taiyuan has a lazy and relaxed style. The weeping willows outside the Jinci and the bright red buildings are beautiful. The Jinci is a typical classical garden. It is also the earliest classical classical ancestral garden building in China. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was built to commemorate the founding of the founding fathers of the Jin dynasty, Tang Shuxuan (later chased as the king of Jin) and the mother. Jinci is also the earliest extant royal garden in China, and it is the patriarch of Jin State. There are dozens of ancient buildings in the city, which have the characteristics of Chinese traditional culture.

Strolling through Jinci, I only feel that the ancient rhythm is long, and there is such a saying in the local people in Taiyuan that it is less than Jinci and come to Taiyuan. It can be seen that Jinci’s position in Taiyuan’s mind is very important, probably similar to your visit to Beijing, but You didn't go to the Forbidden City, so the trip was always imperfect.

The ancients' wisdom in architectural art has been fully exerted in the early days. In the Jinci, there is a pair of Yuefang, a beautifully structured and sculptural archway. According to legend, the mother of the Ming Dynasty calligrapher Gao Yingyuan suffered from migraine. Long-term treatment is invalid. Later, he won a sign in front of Lvzu Temple and signed the words "Adding bricks and tiles". The implication is that only by adding some buildings in the temple, it is possible to eliminate disasters. Gao Yingyuan decided to build a memorial archway. Gao Yingyuan planned to build a simple small archway. I didn't expect his mother's illness to be better on the second day after the groundbreaking work, so it was converted into a big archway. After the archway was completed, the name "Yueyue" was written by Gao Yingyuan, and the momentum was quite majestic. It was listed as one of the three famous names of Jinci.

Offering the temple, the most singularity of the whole hall is the beam structure on the upper part of the temple. It only puts a layer of flat beam on the four rafts, which is simple and economical, and light and sturdy.

Jinci is the earliest surviving classical ancestral garden building complex in China. There are 98 buildings with more than 300 years of history, 110 statues, 300 inscriptions and 37 pieces of foundry art. It is a solemn and elegant place, and the ancestral temples and natural landscapes. A perfect combination of models. The difficult old fountain, the maid's statue, and the Madonna statue of Jinci are known as the Jinci three.

The pillars in front of the Temple of the Virgin are coiled with vivid eight dragons, which are the third of the three ancient Jinci. Woodcarving Panlong is the earliest existing Panlong carved pillar in China, carved in the second year of Song Yuanyou (1087). Each of the eight dragons holds a large column, glaring at the claws, and looks at the feeling of wanting to fly. These eight dragons are carved and bent with natural trees. After almost a thousand years, they are still well preserved.

In the Temple of the Virgin, the statue seen from the Song Dynasty, the Virgin Mary was the mother of the uncle. The original name of the Temple of the Virgin is "Girls", and the hall is wide and sloppy. There are 41 statues of the beautiful costumes of the Song Dynasty and 2 statues of the Ming Dynasty. Among these colorful sculptures, the ginger is in the middle of the seat, the state is solemn, graceful and luxurious, Feng Guan Xia, is the image of a court ruler. The image of the statue is vivid, the shape is vivid, and it looks carefully. It reproduces the ancient scene thousands of years ago. It is also a precious material for studying the sculpture art and costumes of the Song Dynasty.

Strolling through Jinci is like walking into the most glorious period of China's long history of architecture, passing through the long historical tunnel and feeling the beauty of Chinese ancient architecture.