【Shanxi's Cultural Landscape】Architectural Splendors (Route 3)

殿内的二十八星宿彩塑是国内唯一一处保存完整的元代彩塑星宿群像，被誉为“元代彩塑巅峰”。这二十八尊造像将天文学中的星宿拟人化，每一尊都形态各异、神情生动。

The Twenty-Eight Mansions painted sculptures in the hall are the only complete Yuan Dynasty set of celestial deity statues in China, known as the "Pinnacle of Yuan Dynasty Painted Sculpture." These 28 statues anthropomorphize the astronomical mansions, each with a unique posture and vivid expression.

在府城玉皇庙大殿内，元代雕塑家刘銮（传）一刀一刻，让满堂星宿走下神坛，人间烟火与天界秩序在泥塑的肌理中交织。这不仅仅是宗教造像，更是中国古代雕塑艺术的天花板。

Inside the main hall, the Yuan Dynasty sculptor Liu Luan (attributed) carved each stroke, bringing the Mansions down from the celestial altar. This is not just religious statuary — it is the ceiling of ancient Chinese sculpture art.

铁佛寺——二十四诸天的铁线狂想

Tiefo Temple — The Iron Wire Fantasy of the Twenty-Four Devas

位置：位于晋城市高平市米山镇米西村。

Location: Mixi Village, Mishan Town, Gaoping City, Jincheng City.

交通：从玉皇庙出发，沿G55二广高速向北，转入S80陵侯高速，在“高平”出口下，沿指示牌行驶即达。全程约40公里，车程约50分钟。

Driving directions: From Yuhuang Temple, take G55 Erguang Expressway north, transfer to S80 Linghou Expressway, exit at "Gaoping," and follow the signs. Approximately 40 km, about 50 minutes.

铁佛寺位于高平市米山镇，因寺内供奉铁佛而得名，现为全国重点文物保护单位。寺内最负盛名的当属殿内二十四诸天彩塑。

Tiefo Temple is located in Mishan Town, Gaoping City. Named after the iron Buddha enshrined within, it is now a national key cultural relic protection unit. The most renowned feature is the Twenty-Four Devas painted sculptures.

这堂彩塑最独特之处在于大量使用铁丝、铁线作为造型骨架。塑像的发丝、飘带、衣纹、武器，无不以铁线盘绕、弯折而成，呈现出刚劲凌厉的视觉效果。

What makes these sculptures truly unique is the extensive use of iron wire as the structural framework. The hair, ribbons, garment lines, and weapons are all coiled and bent from iron wire, creating a strikingly bold visual effect.

这里的佛像会颠覆你对传统造像的刻板印象——新颖的铁线造型、生动夸张的人物神情，让这些佛像仿佛是从影视动漫中走出来的！每一尊都“怒气冲冲”、张力十足，堪称中国古代彩塑中的“异类”与“绝唱”。

The statues here will overturn your stereotypes of traditional Buddhist sculpture — novel iron wire forms, vivid and exaggerated expressions make them seem like characters from a film or anime! Each one is full of tension, truly an "anomaly" and a "swan song" in ancient Chinese painted sculpture.