In 1928, the Shaolin Temple was destroyed by Feng Yuxiang's general Shi Yousan. Later generations have basically never seen what the Shaolin Temple looked like before 1928. Therefore, this set of photos is even more precious. It is a true image of the Shaolin Temple during the la

These photos were taken by the Japanese in 1920, and the original ones are now stored in the Bodhidharma Temple in Kyoto, Japan. In 1928, the Shaolin Temple was destroyed by Feng Yuxiang's general Shiyousan. Later generations have basically never seen what the Shaolin Temple looked like before 1928. Therefore, this group of photos is even more precious. They are from the Shaolin Temple in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Real images.

The picture shows the statue of Wei Tuo in Shaolin Temple.

Buddha statue in the Main Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Procession props in the Main Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Emperor Qianlong’s Royal Stele Pavilion in Shaolin Temple.

An imperial stele given to Shaolin Temple by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty .

Buddha statues, Patriarch Bodhidharma statues, and wall stone in the Shaolin Temple Dharma Hall.

Shaolin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall

Shaolin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall Bodhidharma Patriarch statue.

Stone Buddha in the Thousand Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple Tianwang Hall.

Drum Tower of Shaolin Temple.

Bell Tower of Shaolin Temple.

Stone Buddha in the Kinnara Hall of Shaolin Temple.

King Kinnara in the Kinnara Hall of Shaolin Temple.

The statue of Bodhidharma in the first ancestral nunnery of Shaolin Temple is very lifelike.

The stone square in front of the cave facing the Shaolin Temple.

The first ancestor nunnery of Shaolin Temple faces the wall nunnery.

Shaolin Temple faces the wall hole.

Shaolin Temple Chu Zu'an Main Hall .

Shaolin Temple Erzu Temple.

"Shaolin Temple" plaque written by Emperor Kangxi .

Gan Terrace in Shaolin Temple.

The distant view of Shaoshi Mountain in Dengfeng.

The distant view of Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest.

The main entrance of the Main Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple guards guarding the temple in front of the Main Hall.

Shaolin Temple exterior wall door.

The mountain gate of Shaolin Temple.

column foundation in the main hall of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple Dharma Hall.

The scripture library in the Shaolin Temple Dharma Hall.

Murals in the Thousand Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple: The Five Hundred Arhats Venerable.

Shaolin Temple Ksitigarbha Hall.

White Clothes Hall of Shaolin Temple.

The statue of Guanyin in white in the White Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Forest of Steles in Tianwang Hall of Shaolin Temple.

The Sixth Patriarch Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva (middle), Patriarch Bodhidharma (left), and Zen Master Huike (right) in the Sixth Patriarch Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Kinnara Hall of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple Abbot’s Room .

Shaolin Temple Chuzu Temple.

The statue of Zen Master Huike in the Second Ancestor Temple of Shaolin Temple

(pictures from the Internet, deleted due to infringement)