Reconstruction of Xi Qingling Temple in Guilin: Cultural, Moral, Ethical, Economic and Tourist Prospects
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RESEARCH
Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress (Ó 2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-020-09403-w
Zheng Huang, Guilin University of Technology, College of Arts, No. 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, China and Silpakorn University, Faculty of Decorative Arts, Ratchamankha Nai Rd., Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand E-mail: [email protected]
ABSTRACT ________________________________________________________________
Today, the state reconstruction policies for historical sites in China represent strategic long-term plans that meet the heritage conservation demands of the public. Once Buddhism consolidated in China, the extant architectural designs of Buddhist temples, statues and wall paintings became an important source of historical data in the Chinese Buddhism research. This study focuses on one of these extant architectural pieces—the Xi Qingling Temple in the city of Guilin. Given the spiritual and historical value of the Xi Qingling Temple, restoring it will go deep with not only the Chinese society but also the large Buddhist community. In the plan for temple reconstruction, the priority is laid on blending in the rebuilt construction seamlessly with its unique surroundings. In this regard, the study aims to reveal the social and cultural aspects that influenced how the Xi Qingling Temple was designed, which were then incorporated into a macro-plan of the symbolic and cultural reconstruction of an historical object. The economic impacts of this reconstruction project were examined. Re´sume´: De nos jours, les politiques de l’e´tat en matie`re de reconstruction des sites historiques en Chine repre´sentent des plans sur le long-terme venant re´pondre aux attentes du public relatives a` la conservation du patrimoine. Apre`s que le boudhisme se soit solidement implante´ en Chine, les de´tails architecturaux qui subsistent des temples, statues et fresques boudhistes sont devenus une source importante de donne´es historiques pour la recherche chinoise sur le boudhisme. Cette e´tude s’inte´resse a` l’une de ces pie`ces architecturales existantes - le Temple Xi Qingling dans la ville de Guilin. ________________________________________________________________
Resumen: Hoy, las polı´ticas estatales de reconstruccio´n de sitios histo´ricos en China representan planes estrate´gicos a largo plazo que satisfacen las Ó 2020 World Archaeological Congress
ARCHAEOLOGIES
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ZHENG HUANG
demandas de conservacio´n del patrimonio del pu´blico. Una vez que el budismo se consolido´ en China, los disen˜os arquitecto´nicos existentes de templos budistas, estatuas y pinturas murales se convirtieron en una fuente importante de datos histo´ricos en la investigacio´n del budismo chino. Este estudio se centra en una de estas piezas arquitecto´nicas existentes: el Templo Xi Qingling en la ciudad de Guilin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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