Dates：2014-11-09 ~ 2015-03-15
Opening Hours : Tuesday–Sunday : 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location：Special Exhibition AreasⅠ&Ⅱ, Hall of Harmonious Communion, sixth floor, Museum of World Religions
Closing Day : The museum is closed every Monday, and Chinese New Year’s Eve to Chinese January 3rd.

Construction of the Fahai Temple, located in Beijing’s Shijingshan district, began in the fourth year of the reign of Ming Emperor Zhengtong (CE 1439), almost six hundred years ago. The colourful murals adorning the Hall of Great Strength have been preserved, allowing their meticulous composition to be seen even down to the present day. The murals were the result of a collaboration between court painters and folk artisan painters. There is deep religious meaning and artistic technique in each and every Buddha and Bodhisattva and every single floral scene, creating a majestic and refined Buddha realm.

After a long and tumultuous history, this is the first time the murals and cloisters of Fahai Temple have been exposed to the world outside the temple in the form of a full exhibition. This special exhibition will look at the murals from three different perspectives.

Re-creation

Textual criticism, painting techniques and modern technology are used to copy the original mural to enable viewers to catch a glimpse of the spectacular beauty of this 600-year-old murals.

Experience

Multimedia effects and graphic explanations are used to give visitors a quick taste of what awaits them in Fahai Temple, so that they can enter the Hall of Great Strength and genuinely appreciate the murals.

Exploration

The themes and images of the murals are explained and analysed, as are the techniques which were used to create them, and the most important features are highlighted. Together with related historical objects on display, this enables the viewer to understand more about the murals.

Website：http://www.mwr.org.tw/2014fahai/