The Hanging Sculptures of the Xiaoxitian 3D Model · FUNES

Loading

FUNES Digital Heritage Archive<br>The Hanging Sculptures of the Xiaoxitian<br>Born from an age of unbearable suffering—when famine haunted the loess hills of Shanxi—this temple is not a monument to grandeur, but a desperate dream made tangible. In the cramped confines of its main hall, a paradise erupts from the walls; over a thousand polychrome sculptures are not merely attached but suspended in space, creating an immersive, three-dimensional Pure Land. This opulent world, crafted from clay and wire during years of plague and starvation, stands in stark contrast to the grim reality of its creation. Xiaoxitian is a testament to the human impulse to build heaven when surrounded by hell, a breathtaking act of defiance where spiritual hope was sculpted into an escape from a world of enduring hunger, poverty, and death.<br>More on FUNES<br>ControlsLook aroundDragmouse<br>FlyWASD<br>Rise / lowerQE<br>Move speedShiftCtrl<br>Focus pointDouble click<br>Mobile orbitOne finger drag<br>Mobile pan / zoomTwo finger dragPinch<br>Mobile focusDouble tap<br>Reset viewR<br>360 rotation360 button<br>Controls<br>Look aroundDragmouse<br>FlyWASD<br>Rise / lowerQE<br>Move speedShiftCtrl<br>Focus pointDouble click<br>Mobile orbitOne finger drag<br>Mobile pan / zoomTwo finger dragPinch<br>Mobile focusDouble tap<br>Reset viewR<br>360 rotation360 button

Click outside this panel or press Esc to enter.<br>Enter 3D Scene