"East and West are not separated by a speck of dust, the world and heaven are magnificent"

The Western Pure Land and Paradise depicted here can satisfy everyone's imagination and exceed everyone's imagination. In front of this world, looking up, longing, contemplating, rejoicing, sorrow... Only Xi County Thousand Buddha Nunnery, also known as Little Western Heaven, was founded by Zen Master Dongming during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. The full hall of Ming and Qing Dynasty hanging sculptures in the Daxiong Treasure Hall is famous and is known as the "Hanging Sculpture Finale" in the history of Chinese sculpture art. Little Western Heaven is built on a boat-shaped loess ridge, implying the meaning of "Merciful Ferry to Salvation". The buildings in the nunnery are built according to the mountain, breaking the traditional central axis symmetrical layout, winding and scattered in the square inches of the loess ridge, "adapted to use, formed by the environment". Hanging sculpture refers to clay sculptures hanging on the wall. The hanging sculptures of Little Western Heaven were completed in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and are rare masterpieces of full-hall gilded hanging sculptures in China. In the Daxiong Treasure Hall of less than 170 square meters, there are nearly 2,000 colored sculptures, ranging from 3 meters high to the size of a thumb. These colored sculptures not only cover the front and gable of the hall, but also rely on beams and columns, either hanging or winding, walking in the air, layer upon layer, forming a Buddhist world, giving people a strong visual impact. The front of the hall from left to right are the Medicine Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, Vairocana Buddha and Maitreya Buddha, sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform, each holding different handprints. There are two attendant Bodhisattvas on each side of the five Buddhas. The ten disciples of Buddha such as Mahakasyapa stand on the left and right gables. Behind them, six novice monks with different postures and expressions stick out from the half-hidden door, lifelike. Above the front wall and the gable, there are stories of Buddha and his previous lives. White cranes, Dapeng, peacocks, and parrots fly among the pavilions. The Four Heavenly Kings, Eight Great Vajras, and Twelve Music Bodhisattvas are lifelike and seem to come alive. Between the purlins and columns, various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Vajra warriors, and music apsaras stand on the swirling clouds, lifelike. It is a scene of the Western Paradise. The whole hall of colored sculptures absorbs the coloring techniques of traditional Chinese painting in ancient China, combines sculpting and painting, applies strong colors to the works, and outlines the details of the clothing with silver and gold, making the entire Daxiong Treasure Hall colorful but not vulgar, and magnificent but not empty and earthy. Mr. Zhao Puchu, the former president of the China Buddhist Association, called it: "East and West are not separated by a speck of dust, the world and heaven are magnificent".