Starry Sky Coffered Ceiling

The Celestial Canopy from Wanshan Zhengjue Hall of Longfu Temple is a national treasure-level architectural relic from the Ming Dynasty (c. 15th century), now housed in the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum. Composed of six layers of interlocking wooden brackets (mortise-and-tenon joints), it features 48 miniature heavenly palaces, sculptures of the Four Heavenly Kings, and a celestial map with over 1,400 stars—copied from a Tang Dynasty astronomical chart and remarkably accurate by modern standards. Blending architecture, astronomy, and religious art, this masterpiece embodies ancient Chinese cosmology of “round sky and square earth.” After being damaged in an earthquake, it was restored over five years, standing as a pinnacle of Ming Dynasty woodworking and cosmic imagination. 隆福寺万善正觉殿天宫藻井是明代（约 15 世纪）的国宝级建筑构件，现藏于北京古代建筑博物馆。它以六层榫卯结构精妙堆叠，打造出 48 座天宫楼阁与四大天王木雕的立体佛国，顶层更绘有参照唐代星图的 1400 余颗星象图，精准度与现代天文观测高度吻合。整座藻井融合建筑、天文与宗教艺术，是中国古代 “天圆地方” 宇宙观的极致体现，历经地震损毁后经 5 年修复重现光彩，堪称明代木构技艺与宇宙想象的巅峰之作。