Benzilan Buddhist Halls and Murals

Three Qing-era mural groups are documented in Benzilan’s Buddhist halls. The painted walls remain linked to village buildings and care for their physical setting.

Wall paintings in the Benzilan stupa hall, Deqin, photographed in May 2025.
Wall paintings in the Benzilan stupa hall, Deqin, photographed in May 2025.

Benzilan Buddhist Halls and Murals

Wall paintings in the Benzilan stupa hall, Deqin, photographed in May 2025.

Benzilan’s Qing Dynasty Murals

Three Qing-era mural groups survive in Benzilan, where Buddhist architecture stands within a village landscape shaped by the Jinsha River and the old route between Yunnan and Tibet.

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  1. Wall paintings in the Benzilan stupa hall, Deqin, photographed in May 2025.瑞丽江的河水 · 2025-05-09 15:56:01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.