Introduction to the Five Hundred Arhat Hall: The Five Hundred Arhat Hall is located in the west of Xiyuan Temple. It was first built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It has a total of 3 entrances and 48 rooms. In the hall, with the statues of the four famous mountains as the center, there are clay sculptures of five hundred Arhat statues arranged along the four walls. They are larger than ordinary people, with different expressions, lifelike, and have extremely high artistic and national standards. They are masterpieces of sculpture art. In the hall, there are many Buddha statues such as Jigong and Mad Monk, Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes, Maitreya with a Big Belly, Hanshan and Shide, Guan Gong and Wei Tuo, which are famous at home and abroad.

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