Compassionate Buddha in Qingzhou-4

What is unforgettable about theQingzhou statues is, more than anything else, their smiles. Smiling Buddhastatues are common, but the Qingzhou statues have their own distinctivecharacteristics. The difference lies in the smiles of the Qingzhou statues notbeing the usual mysterious smile but rather calm, sweet and reserved. Long,narrow eyes and cherry-like mouths are set off by faintly smiling cheeks. It isa contagious joy rising from their innermost world, spreading from the soul tothe body, and on to their postures and even their robes.