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June 20 (Lunar calendar: May 3), 2023 Tuesday | Dawnxisoul393art

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《The God of  Wong Tai Sin》painted by dawnxisoul393 Today, our family went to the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong to pay homage to the God of Wong Tai Sin and to sketch and paint. Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin Temple, fully known as Chisong Wong Tai Sin Temple or SISE garden Wong Tai Sin Temple, is a famous temple in Hong Kong. It is located in East Kowloon and covers an area of about 18000 square meters, it is managed by a non-profit charity in Hong Kong. It was identified as a first-class historical building in Hong Kong in May 2010. In addition to the main hall, there is also the "Three Holy Halls", the "Heart-warming Garden" and the "Nine Dragon Walls", each with its own architectural characteristics. The memorial archway in the temple also fully reflects the traditional culture. The buildings in the temple are built according to the attributes of a left dragon, right Phoenix, and five elements, making the whole building group more distinctive. The appearance...

May 20 (Lunar calendar: April 2), 2023 Saturday | Dawnxisoul393art

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  《 The Lotus Goddess at "Chi Lin Nunnery" Lotus Ponds》painted by dawnxisoul393 Part 1: Our general impression of "Chi Lin Nunnery“ It was a beautiful day when we visited the "Chi Lin Nunnery" in Diamond Hill, Hong Kong to worship the Bodhisattva, and visited the "Retrospective Exhibition of Buddhist Color Sculptures in Shanxi" for sketching and painting. Chi Lin Nunnery covers an area of more than 30000 square meters, sitting north to south, back to the mountain, and facing the sea. The design of the temple is based on the Western Pure Land painted in cave 172 of Dunhuang murals and the existing Tang-style temple buildings in China and Japan. It is an elaborate masterpiece of designers in the mainland, Hong Kong and Japan. Chi Lin Nunnery is a monastic female nun temple. Any female nun who devotes herself to becoming a monk can hang a list here and settle down.  Chi Lin Nunnery has a collection of more than 40000 books on Buddhism, philosophy, archit...