Wenxiang tower

Wenxiang tower is in the South Gate of Luoyang Town, Taishun. It was built in the Ming Dynasty, collapsed in the 17th year of Jiaqing and rebuilt in the 23rd year of Daoguang. Wenxiang pagoda is 19.7 meters high, with a total of 7 floors. It was built at the same time with Guoen temple. At that time, it attracted poets to come here to write poems. For thousands of years, the ancient pagoda has been repaired several times through wind and rain, until the bottom layer collapsed. Now it is rebuilt on the old ground according to its original appearance. Inside and on the floor, there are stone statues and white jade statues of Buddhism from JIAYE to Dharma of the 28th generation. Climbing the tower and overlooking the Holy Land and blessed land makes people admire "the integrated building glows with splendor, and the blessing land is green and deep".

Wenxiang tower

Wenxiang tower is located outside the inner gate of Luoyang Town, Zhejiang Province. It was built in Longqing (1567-1572) of the Ming Dynasty. It was borrowed from Li and Chonghui. It collapsed in 1812 and was rebuilt in 1843. The tower, 19.7 meters high, is of brick and wood structure. It is a hollow pavilion with six corners and seven floors. There are stairs circling up the tower. The waist eaves are presented layer by layer by overlapping method, and the corner is arched. Wing angle kiss layer by layer different, there are big Ao holding beads, auspicious, magpie tail roll grass, exquisite technology, lifelike. The outer wall is mainly decorated with black and white, Nan and blue and white, with pine, bamboo, plum and orchid painted, and bat and sunflower painted on the opposite corner. In 1989, the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, the county government and the local people raised funds for maintenance. When the tower is rebuilt, the tower foundation is added back and the stone railings are added. In 1982, it was listed as the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Taishun County.

Legend of ancient pagoda

According to the county annals, Feng Ji was separated from his mother when he was a child. Later, he paid homage to the pacifier and failed to find his mother. On one of his birthdays, beggars gathered outside the Yamen to beg for food. One of the blind old women sighed, "today is also my son's birthday. If he is here, I won't end up like this!" When Feng Ji heard about it, he invited her into the house and asked her son if he had any marks on his body. The blind old woman said, "my son is twins with two arms. After he separated them with a knife, he died. The living son has long scars on his arms." Feng Ji immediately bowed down and wept, recognized his mother, knelt down and licked her eyes with her tongue.

Yao Yiqiang, an old writer, once wrote in the legend of Wenxiang Pagoda: "the famous pagoda, Wenxiang pagoda, stands at the foot of Tushan on the South Bank of the main urban area. It was built in the year of Jiaqing of Ming Dynasty and completed in 38 years. It took 16 years. The tower is seven stories high, built with bricks and stones, towering into the clouds. From the bottom to the top, it shrinks and collapses layer by layer. There are protruding Gu edges and angles around the layers. In the tower, there are spiral stone steps, which can reach the top of the tower. Each layer is engraved with Buddha statues, and small windows are opened. You can have a panoramic view of the beautiful mountains and rivers, and scale buildings. " From this we can see the magnificence and magnificence of Wenxiang tower. At the end of the 1980s, in the autumn of mengqiu, the residents of youjuelin Temple happened to find green smoke coming out from the top of the ancient pagoda. At first, they didn't pay attention to it. Later, they became more and more surprised.

The gate of this tower has always been locked by a big iron lock for a long time. For a long time, there has been neither inhabitation nor incense. What about the smoke? What's more amazing is that the smoke is very punctual. Every day at 7:30 a.m. and 8:20 p.m., the top of the tower will smoke on time. At first, the color of the smoke is very light, and it needs great attention to see it. Then it turns from light to thick, and gradually becomes clear. More and more smoke is formed, like the curl of green smoke from hundreds of incense tied together. Sometimes a few wisps of smoke of different thicknesses and shapes come out from the top at the same time. Some of them are columnar, shaking and rising; some of them are reticular, covering a small piece of sky. The smoke, shining and changing over the top of the tower, is erratic, presenting an unprecedented magical scene, which makes people daydream. If there is wind, the smoke will disperse with the wind after escaping from the Tasha. If there is cloudy or light rain, the smoke from the Tasha will be more and thicker.

"Is it a Bodhisattva?" Some people quickly linked this phenomenon to ghosts and spirits.

As a result, a few superstitious people quietly burn incense, kowtow, worship, pray for the blessing of Bodhisattva, begging to eliminate disasters. A few days later, many people in xiahao area witnessed this magical phenomenon, and it spread from one to ten, from ten to 100, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another, from one to another. First, people from neighboring areas such as haitangxi, Nanping, Huangjue and tanzishi came after hearing the news. Later, people from daxingchang, Changshengqiao, Nanquan and lijiatuo also came to see them. Later, people from central Chongqing, Shapingba, Jiangbei, Beibei and other districts and counties also came by boat and car.

In the morning and dusk, the open space under the tower, on both sides of the road, in front of the roof windows of the surrounding houses, and on the hillside are crowded with people. Many people also bring binoculars to see this rare spectacle. According to my rough estimate, at the most, there were as many as 10000 or 20000 onlookers. As people watched and talked, all kinds of conjectures and rumors began in the streets, spread to thousands of families, and became a hot topic among the people at that time.

Introduction to the ancient pagoda

Wenxiang tower, located outside the inner gate of Luoyang Town, is one of the symbols of Luoyang City. It was rebuilt many times later. It collapsed in 1812 and was rebuilt in 1843. In 1989, the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, the county government and the local people raised funds for maintenance. When rebuilding, the tower foundation will be built and stone railings will be added. In 1982, it was listed as the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Taishun County. According to the records of Wenxiang Pagoda in Dingjian, there is no Pagoda in the county The pagoda is happy to be completed, and all the scholars are going to try it. "This article is auspicious, so it is named Wenxiang pagoda. Wenxiang tower, 19.7 meters high, is of brick and wood structure. It is a hollow pavilion with six corners and seven floors. Inside, the stairs spiral up and the double eaves fly out. There are different layers of wings, such as big Ao holding beads, auspicious Ruyi, magpie tail rolling grass and so on. On the outer wall of the pagoda, the eaves are painted in black and white, with pine, bamboo, regret, orchid, etc., while on the opposite corner are bats, sunflowers, etc. On the east side of Wenxiang pagoda is a hundred year old temple, which is full of incense. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Ma Ji, a pacifier, found his mother among the beggars. For this reason, he built the pagoda in the 18th year of Shaoxing (1148) and repaired it three times in the Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty, the 4th year of Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty and 1985. Tower sitting West to East, masonry structure, double eaves seven Pavilion style, through the height of 33.2 meters. The pagoda is octagonal in shape, with seven octagonal eaves. Under the second eaves are heavy animals, and on the seventh eaves are bronze plated Rex. There are 256 deep relief stone sculptures in 90 niches in the tower. The lines of the characters are smooth and vivid. The base of the tower is octagonal with a side length of 4.1 meters. The ground floor is 4.5 meters high, and the brick imitation wooden brackets are built under the eaves. There are heavy-duty birds and animals under the eaves of the second and third floors, which are well preserved. The pagoda was built to appease Lunan and to repay his mother's kindness. The ancient pagoda, built in the center of the city, is characterized by quietness in the middle of trouble. Around the tower is a square with an area of 28000 square meters and an investment of 41 million yuan. Inside the tower, there are zigzag stairs leading to the top of the tower,

Wenxiang pagoda, 30 meters high, with seven storeys, was built at the same time as Guoen temple. At that time, it attracted poets and poets to come here to write poems. For thousands of years, the ancient pagoda has been repaired several times through wind and rain, until the bottom layer collapsed. Now it is rebuilt on the old ground according to its original appearance. Inside and on the floor, there are carved stone statues and white jade statues of Buddhism from the beginning of JIAYE to the 28th generation patriarch Dharma. Climbing the tower and overlooking the Holy Land and blessed land makes people admire "the integrated building glows with splendor, and the blessing land is green and deep".

Hongzhi year of Ming Dynasty and Guangxu year of Qing Dynasty. It is a brick and stone structure with double eaves and seven levels of pavilions. It is 33.2 meters high and white. The top of the pagoda is covered with basin. The pagoda is made of copper. The pagoda is octagonal with layers of upward movement. The 107 steps circle through the center of the pagoda to the top. There are 256 deep relief stone sculptures in 90 niches in the pagoda. The base of the tower is octagonal, with a side length of 4.1 meters and a bottom height of 4.5 meters. Under the eaves, it is in the shape of a brick imitation wooden bucket. The bottom floor covers an area of 81.2 square meters. Under the eaves of the second and third floors, there are weight-bearing birds and animals sculptures, which are well preserved.

Maintenance was carried out in 1983, 1989 and 2001. From 2000 to 2001, the dilapidated buildings around Wenxiang tower were demolished, the tower body was renovated, the night lights were installed, the square green space was expanded, and the music fountain was newly built. It has become a major cultural relic landscape in downtown area and a good place for various public welfare activities and leisure. At night, under the reflection of night lights, the tower is crystal clear and magnificent.

Cultural heritage

Wen xiangta is now the abbot chuanzheng. Since taking over the post of abbot, he has been running the religion independently according to the religious affairs regulations, adhering to adapting to the socialist society, loving the country and religion, and vigorously rejuvenating the ancestral court. Some damaged ancient buildings have been restored, a number of new buildings have been built, the internal and external environment of the temple has been straightened out, various management rules and regulations have been improved, and the construction of the road style has been strengthened. The restoration of the "Buddhist College" has built a magnificent teaching building and library, extended famous teachers, and vigorously trained monks and talents. It has become a more influential Buddhist College in China. Nowadays, Nanhua temple has become one of the "ten sceneries" with its magnificent architecture, solemn Buddha statues, beautiful environment, and Zen Music. The "great Nanhua" Zen cultural planning proposed by the great monk chuanzheng has also been listed as the key planning project of the 11th five year plan. One of the "big Nanhua" plans, the "flower picking and laughing place" - the Zen patriarch hall has been completed. On September 13, 2007 (the third day of the eighth lunar month), a grand opening ceremony was held. Wanfo pagoda and other planning projects will also start in succession. When President Jiang Zemin inspected Wen xiangta in 2004, he pointed out: "Zen culture is also an integral part of Chinese traditional culture. We should inherit and carry forward it." We should adhere to the rules and regulations of the jungle and vigorously carry forward the excellent Zen culture at the same time. Over the past few years, he has compiled and published a new edition of general annals

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