大同北魏方山思远佛寺遗址发掘报告

The Excavation Report on Siyuan Temple of the Northern Wei Dynasty

位于山西省大同市东北方山南麓的北魏思远佛寺遗址,是北魏文明太后冯氏陵园的重要组成部分。1981年大同市博物馆对其进行了考占发掘,揭露了北魏、辽金和明清等时代的文化层,清理了北魏时期的山门、实心体回廊式塔基、佛殿、僧房等建筑遗迹,出土北魏简瓦、板瓦、莲花化生章子瓦当、脊饰、柱础以及一些佛教造像残件等。把佛寺建入陵园,有着深刻的宗教、政治、社会的原因,就思远佛寺建筑而言,应代表丁北魏平城时期的最高建筑艺术水平。

Siyuan Temple of the Northern Wei which is located in southern Fang Mountain, Datong City, Shangxi Province, is an important part of the imperial mausoleum which belongs to Feng-named wenming empress. In 1981, the Museum of Datong City excavated this site, revealed cultural layers of the Northern Wei, Liao, Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties, discovered pagoda foundation with winding corridors, Buddhism hall, monks＇ dwelling houses of the Northern Wei, unearthed semi-tubeshaped and slightly concave tiles, eaves tiles, pillar plinths and Buddhist statue remnants of this period. In addition, the archaeological team found large quantities of semi-tubeshaped and slightly concave tiles of the Liao and Jin Dynasties as well.