Tiangong Temple Pagoda

Located 1.5km southwest of Fengrun County, it is the former site of Tiangong temple. According to reports, Tiangong temple was built in 1055, the first year of the Qing Dynasty. In the eighth year of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Cheng's son built a tower on the high platform in the northwest corner of the temple. The brick Pagoda with dense eaves is 24 meters high, 13 stories in total, octagonal and solid, preserving the architectural features of Liao Dynasty. Beautiful shape and fine carving. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1976. When the pagoda was rebuilt in 1987, two chambers of the pagoda and a number of precious cultural relics were found on the 7th-13th floor of the remnant part of the pagoda. Among them, there were several volumes of wood engraving, five pieces of gilded bronze Buddha, stone statues of Manjusri, pottery and porcelain, etc. Tiangong Temple Pagoda is located in the east of bus station and the south of Tangfeng highway in Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province. The current management organization is the Cultural Relic Management Office of Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Tiangong temple tower is the main building of the former Tiangong temple. Tiangong temple was built in the first year of Qingning in Liao Dynasty. It was called Nanta courtyard in the first year. It was called blissful courtyard in the third year of shouchang in Liao Dynasty. It was renamed Tiangong temple in the fifth year of Qiantong. In August of the fifth year of the Tianhui reign, the Tiangong temple was enlarged. Tiangong temple is a temple with three entrances. It faces east in the West and is divided into upper temple and lower temple. Except Tiangong Temple Pagoda, other buildings were mainly destroyed in 1928, 1954 and 1958. Tiangong Temple Pagoda is the main building of Shangsi temple. It was built in the 8th year of Qingning of Liao Dynasty. It is octagonal in plane and covers an area of 50.9 square meters. It faces south and backs north. It is a solid Pagoda with 13 layers of astringent eaves and is 24.2 meters high. The base of the pagoda is xumizuo. There are two pot doors on each side of the waist part. The upper part of the waist part is a flat seat Dougong supporting the railings and balustrades with geometric and flower patterns. The top part is a three-layer brick lotus bag Surrounded by the first floor of the tower, the first floor of the tower is the tallest. There are false doors in the south, East, West and North, and the other four sides are plain. Eight corners are made of brick carving with Pan Long leaning against the column. On the top of the Pu Bai Fang is five pavilions made of imitation wood. The oblique arch at the corner is similar to that at the corner of Yingxian Wooden Tower, and the upper eaves are made of bricks. The Tasha is also made of bricks. Baoding is made of red copper infiltrated with gold and recast in the 16th year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty. In 1987, a large number of precious cultural relics were unearthed, including 12 first-class cultural relics, 26 second-class cultural relics and 33 third-class cultural relics. In the 22nd year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty and the 16th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, the Tiangong pagoda was repaired on a large scale. In 1955 and 1975, Fengrun County repaired the Tiangong pagoda twice. In 1976, the tower was seriously damaged in the Tangshan earthquake. In October 1983, the staff of Fengrun county cultural relics management office conducted a comprehensive survey of Tiangong pagoda and established a written record file. From April 1987 to August 1989, under the guidance of experts from Hebei Institute of ancient architecture, Fengrun County Cultural Relics Management Institute carried out large-scale maintenance of Tiangong temple. The maintenance design unit is Hebei Institute of ancient architecture. In 1987, Hebei Institute of ancient architecture and Fengrun County Cultural Relics Management Institute jointly carried out surveying and mapping of buildings. In 2002, with the approval of Hebei Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, Fengrun District invested 10 million yuan to demolish the residential, commercial and other buildings near the Tiangong Temple Pagoda, rebuilt the pagoda, and built the Tiangong Temple Pagoda park with green grass, red flowers and willows, and pleasant scenery. Although Tiangong Temple Pagoda has been repaired for thousands of years, it still shows the architectural style of Liao Dynasty dense eaves brick Pagoda in overall modeling and local techniques, which is an important example of studying ancient Chinese pagodas. The Liao Dynasty Buddhist scriptures and other precious cultural relics unearthed from the pagoda cavity are of great significance to the study of Liao Dynasty history, religion, paper production, block printing and the history and culture of Yanjing at that time. On May 25, 2006, as an ancient building of Liao Dynasty, Tiangong Temple Pagoda was approved by the State Council to be listed in the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Tiangong Temple Pagoda

Tiangong Temple Pagoda is located in the east of bus station in Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province and the south of Tangfeng highway. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province. The pagoda is a dense eaves brick Pagoda with a height of 24 meters, a total of 13 stories, octagonal and solid. It preserves the architectural characteristics of Liao Dynasty. Beautiful shape and fine carving. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1976. When the pagoda was rebuilt in 1987, two chambers of the pagoda and a number of precious cultural relics were found on the 7th-13th floor of the remnant part of the pagoda. Among them, there were several volumes of wood engraving, five pieces of gilded bronze Buddha, stone statues of Manjusri, pottery and porcelain, etc. The current management organization is the cultural relics management office of Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province.

brief introduction

Located 1.5km southwest of Fengrun District, the former site of Tiangong temple. According to reports,

Tiangong temple, built in 1055, was built by Zhang Cheng, the salt supervisor, who bought land. In the eighth year of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Cheng's son built a tower on the high platform in the northwest corner of the temple. Tiangong Temple Pagoda is surrounded by dense green pines, cypresses, green willows and green locust trees. On the east side is the temple connected with temples. On the South and west side are ten thousand mu marshes, planted with rice, reed and lotus. On the north side is the rolling water, and on the far side are the rolling Yanshan Mountains. These scenery blend with each other, so it is said that there is a tower in the heavenly palace.

detailed information

Tiangong temple tower is the main building of the former Tiangong temple. Tiangong temple was built in the first year of Qingning in Liao Dynasty. It was called "Nanta courtyard" in the first year of Qing Dynasty. It was called "blissful courtyard" in the third year of shouchang in Liao Dynasty. It was renamed "Tiangong Temple" in the fifth year of Qiantong. In August of the fifth year of Tianhui, the grand Tiangong temple was added. Tiangong temple is a temple with three entrances. It faces east from the West and is divided into upper temple and lower temple

. Except Tiangong Temple Pagoda, other buildings were mainly destroyed in 1928, 1954 and 1958. Tiangong Temple Pagoda is the main building of Shangsi temple. It was built in the 8th year of Qingning of Liao Dynasty. It is octagonal in plane and covers an area of 50.9 square meters. It faces south and backs north. It is a solid Pagoda with 13 layers of astringent eaves and is 24.2 meters high. The base of the pagoda is xumizuo. There are two pot doors on each side of the waist part. The upper part of the waist part is a flat seat Dougong supporting the railings and balustrades with geometric and flower patterns. The top part is a three-layer brick lotus bag Surrounded by the first floor of the tower, the first floor of the tower is the tallest. There are false doors in the south, East, West and North, and the other four sides are plain. Eight corners are made of brick carving with Pan Long leaning against the column. On the top of the Pu Bai Fang is five pavilions made of imitation wood. The oblique arch at the corner is similar to that at the corner of Yingxian Wooden Tower, and the upper eaves are made of bricks. The Tasha is also made of bricks. Baoding is made of red copper infiltrated with gold and recast in the 16th year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty. In 1987, a large number of precious cultural relics were unearthed, including 12 first-class cultural relics, 26 second-class cultural relics and 33 third-class cultural relics.

history

In the 22nd year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty and the 16th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, the Tiangong pagoda was repaired on a large scale. In 1955 and 1975, Fengrun County repaired the Tiangong pagoda twice. In 1976, the tower was seriously damaged in the Tangshan earthquake. In October 1983, the staff of Fengrun county cultural relics management office conducted a comprehensive survey of Tiangong pagoda and established a written record file. From April 1987 to August 1989, under the guidance of experts from Hebei Institute of ancient architecture, Fengrun County Cultural Relics Management Institute carried out large-scale maintenance of Tiangong temple. The maintenance design unit is Hebei Institute of ancient architecture. In 1987, Hebei Institute of ancient architecture and Fengrun County Cultural Relics Management Institute jointly carried out surveying and mapping of buildings. In 2002, with the approval of Hebei Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, Fengrun District invested 10 million yuan to demolish the residential, commercial and other buildings near the Tiangong Temple Pagoda, rebuilt the pagoda, and built the Tiangong Temple Pagoda park with green grass, red flowers and willows, and pleasant scenery.

significance

Although Tiangong Temple Pagoda has been repaired for thousands of years, it still shows the architectural style of Liao Dynasty dense eaves brick Pagoda in overall modeling and local techniques, which is an important example of studying ancient Chinese pagodas. The Liao Dynasty Buddhist scriptures and other precious cultural relics unearthed from the pagoda cavity are of great significance to the study of Liao Dynasty history, religion, paper production, block printing and the history and culture of Yanjing at that time.

On May 25, 2006, as an ancient building of Liao Dynasty, Tiangong Temple Pagoda was approved by the State Council to be listed in the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

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