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Show HN: The Hanging Sculptures of the Xiaoxitian funes.world

hanyangwangop2 days ago

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.

ostacke5 hours ago

Broken in Firefox.

nsingh219 minutes ago

Works for me, Firefox 151.0 on Linux

bsenftner4 hours ago

Tried both Firefox latest and google chrome's latest desktop browser and does not run in either.

Hnrobert424 hours ago

Huh. It works for me in ff focus on mobile.

FrameworkFred2 hours ago

that is really cool. well done!

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