Traffic Guide of Painting and Plastic Art Museum of Shuanglin Temple in Pingyao, Jinzhong City: 1. Self-driving: Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway Hangjinqu Expressway goes around the east line, and Yiwu exit. Shanghai direction, the whole expressway, more than 300 kilometers, can be reached in about 4 hours, and the toll is about 150 yuan.

2. Bus: Bus is the most convenient and affordable means of transportation in Yiwu. There are many bus lines in the city, and the stop signs are clear. The price is 1-2 yuan.

Shuanglin Temple is located in Qiaotou Village, 6 kilometers southwest of Pingyao Ancient City. This is a Buddhist temple with a long history. Painted sculptures, Song steles, temples and ancient buildings are all rare treasures, among which painted sculptures are famous all over the world. Shuanglin Temple was originally named Zhongdu Temple. It is still difficult to determine when Zhongdu Temple was built. According to the existing aunt tablet in the fourth year of Northern Song Dynasty (101), Zhongdu Temple was rebuilt in the second year of Wuping in Northern Qi Dynasty (57 1). Based on this calculation, it has a history of 1400 years. Zhongdu Temple was renamed Shuanglin Temple in the Song Dynasty, according to the theory that Buddhist scriptures were destroyed in forests.

Shuanglin Temple faces south, and Down's Group covers an area of about 1.5 million square meters. The Buddhist temple is in the east and the temple is in the west. 10 Temple forms a three-step courtyard. Tianwang Temple at the front of the central axis was rebuilt in the 12th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1499). There are Sakyamuni Hall, Luohan Hall, Yamaraja Hall, Wu Temple and Land Hall in the front yard. The Intermediate People's Court consists of Daxiong Hall, Thousand Buddhas Hall and Bodhisattva Hall, among which Daxiong Hall was rebuilt on the basis of a seven-story pavilion in the early Ming Dynasty. The backyard is the Temple of Wu Zetian and the Temple of Yizhen, which were rebuilt during the Zheng De period of the Ming Dynasty (1506 ~ 152 1). There are 2056 colored sculptures in Shuanglin Temple, with the largest being more than one foot and the smallest being more than one foot. They have both form and spirit, and their artistic value is extremely high. They are the essence of China nationality and Ming Dynasty colored sculptures.

Shuanglin Temple was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanxi Province on May 24th, 1965. 1August 7, 987 Shuanglin Temple Painted Plastic Art Museum was formally established; 1988 65438+1October 13 Shuanglin Temple is listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit; 1997 65438+2 1 The General Assembly of UNESCO World Heritage Committee adopted a resolution to include Pingyao ancient city in the World Heritage List, and Shuanglin Temple is one of them.