Shengshou Temple Pagoda

Shengshou Temple Pagoda is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Located 200 meters northwest of Yanzhuang village, backstage Township, Sui County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province, it is a famous song dynasty cultural relics tourist attraction in Sui County. Shengshou Temple Pagoda, commonly known as Yan pagoda, is a Song Dynasty building. Although it was attacked by many earthquakes and eroded by wind and rain, it still stands tall. In 1985, the provincial government allocated funds for maintenance and reinforcement. The height of the tower is 22 meters, the perimeter of the base is 28.4 meters. The first floor is 3 meters high. Under the eaves, there is a half round arch gate opening in the south. The outer walls of the first to sixth houses are inlaid with hundreds of carved bricks of Buddha statues in different shapes. The interior of the tower is a hexagonal chamber with brick walls and painted patterns on the top. It provides material basis for the study of ancient architecture and sculpture art in China.

Shengshou Temple Pagoda

Shengshou Temple Pagoda is located in Yanzhuang village, suixian County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 1000 years. This tower is like an ancient song. It has been played since the Song Dynasty. Its sound is melodious and sounds like a bell striking. After several trials and tribulations, the pagoda has been preserved in a courtyard. In 2006, Shengshou Temple Pagoda was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

geographical position

Shengshou Temple Pagoda is located in Shangqiu City, Henan Province, 45 miles southwest of Sui County backstage Township Yanzhuang village, 200 meters northwest.

Historical evolution

Shengshou Temple Pagoda was built in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In the thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, the tower has experienced more than ten earthquakes, but the ancient tower still stands tall. Unfortunately, in June 1884, the northeast of the tower collapsed from top to bottom, destroying the integrity of this important building. Since 1986, the State Department of cultural relics has invested a large amount of money in the overall reinforcement and maintenance of the building, which was basically completed by the end of 2001.

In 1963, Shengshou Temple Pagoda was listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit by Henan Provincial People's government.

In 1986, the Department of cultural relics invested a lot of money to repair and reinforce the ancient pagoda, making this precious cultural relic reappear in front of the world.

In 2006, Shengshou Temple Pagoda was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

Design structure

Shengshou Temple Pagoda is exquisitely constructed. There are two layers inside and outside the tower. The outside is painted white. There are ticket doors in the East, West, South and North, and lattice windows (false windows) in the other four sides. The windows are carved with large bricks. On the top two floors, there are coupons on eight sides. The door is arched with a square pattern on the outside, with a brick carving forehead and hairpin.

Each layer of the tower, are stacked out of the eaves, supporting a platform, but the bottom of the ridge tile. Each layer of eaves corner has overhanging eaves wood, the outer end has an iron ring, and the original place is Fengduo (big bell). The octagonal ring corridor is formed between the core and the outer layer of the tower, just like a small tower wrapped in a large tower. There are 25 niches on both sides of the corridor. There are murals or clay statues in the niches. At the top of the corridor, there is a carved brick ceiling with color painting, which is exquisitely carved. In the main niche of the base of the tower, and on the brick walls of the corridors on each floor, there are many inscriptions and celebrity chants, which are of great value to the study of the history and ancient architecture of the Song Dynasty. Along the brick ladder of each layer, the tower top can be reached. From the top of the Lingta tower, you can see the plain crisscross the fields, the Taihang Mountains winding up and down, the cities, villages, rivers and roads. The author has been on the stage for several times, and often gives out the practical feeling of "not afraid of the clouds to cover my eyes, only because I am at the highest level".

Cultural relic value

Shengshou temple tower is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a famous song dynasty cultural relic tourist attraction in Sui County. Shengshou temple tower, commonly known as Yan tower, is a Song Dynasty building. Although it was attacked by many earthquakes and eroded by wind and rain, it still stands tall. In 1985, the provincial government allocated funds for maintenance and reinforcement. The height of the tower is 22 meters, the perimeter of the base is 28.4 meters. The first floor is 3 meters high. Under the eaves, there is a half round arch gate opening in the south. The outer walls of the first to sixth houses are inlaid with hundreds of carved bricks of Buddha statues in different shapes. The interior of the tower is a hexagonal chamber with brick walls and painted patterns on the top. It provides material basis for the study of ancient architecture and sculpture art in China.

Shengshou temple covers an area of more than 50 mu, with more than 100 buildings. After several storms and wars, most of them have been destroyed. Only Shengshou Temple Pagoda still stands tall under the blue sky and white clouds, which provides a material basis for the study of architecture and sculpture art in Song Dynasty. Shengshou Temple Pagoda is one of the few well preserved ancient pagodas in our city. It is as famous as Chongfa temple in Yongcheng city because of its high research value and ornamental value.

Historical legend

There is an old legend about Shengshou temple and its pagoda. According to legend, a monk named Huipu came to Yanzhuang village during the Song Dynasty. He was kind-hearted and skilled in medicine. He was enthusiastic in treating the local people and was respected by the people. About two years later,

All of a sudden, a group of soldiers came to the village, saying that they had been ordered to invite monk Huipu to return to Kaifeng as abbot. It turns out that monk Huipu was kind to the emperor. Because the local people tried their best to keep him, he didn't want to return to the capital. Finally, the emperor had no choice but to extend the temple in Yanzhuang village, named Shengshou temple, and built a high tower called Shengshou temple tower. The tower is 22 meters high, hexagonal in plane, and is a nine level brick tower with dense eaves. There are 260 Buddha statues embedded in the tower, none of which are the same. According to Han zukong, an 84 year old local villager, there is also a mysterious underground palace under the tower, which radiates for several miles around. He has played in it since he was a child. What is amazing is that the pagoda of Shengshou temple is inlaid with Buddha bricks. The 260 Buddha statues are of great historical and cultural value. There is a well under the tower of Shengshou temple, and there is a mysterious underground palace radiating all around.

Tourism value

Shengshou Temple Pagoda is attracting more and more tourists, which has played a positive role in promoting the socio-economic and cultural development of Sui County. Since 1994, there has been an endless stream of tourists who come here every day to study Buddhism or to travel. They have received countless Dharma learners from many countries in Asia, America and Europe, as well as from all provinces, cities and regions in China, and tourists are even more numerous. Shengshou Temple Pagoda has beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery.

Tang and song poets Wang Bo, Du Fu, Fan Chengda and Qing Dynasty writer Li Diaoyuan all yearn for this place, leaving many famous works for later generations. Tongshan site, the north and South ancient pagodas are well-known, Wanliu kuilong, Xijiang night tune and other eight scenic spots. Today, there are charming charm everywhere; Longhua villa, Jiguang reservoir, Liangmei Pinghu Lake, peach blossom Wonderland, and even more fascinating scenery. The ancient pagoda is close to mountains and rivers: at the foot of the temple, the long and graceful Kaijiang River gushes away; behind, on the towering top of the mountain, a fourteen level ancient pagoda of the Song dynasty built of rubble plunges into the sky. Along the 186 steps of two meters wide stone terraces to the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the rich and vast fields and the prosperous and beautiful Zhongjiang City, as well as the cool wind on the mountain, which is enough to make people feel relaxed and happy and forget to return. Enter the mountain gate, the milky white open-air Buddha in the temple. An antique street with a width of 18 meters and a length of 400 meters leads directly to the colorful screen wall of Baita temple. On the front of the screen wall, four golden dragons hold the four corners of the sea in relief. In the sea, two powerful golden unicorns protect the huge golden Falun. Above Falun are eight big red characters of "Amitabha Buddha in the South"; below Falun are "Ruyi wheel Vajra Fazu court" written by master Shi Haikong in seal script; there are two big characters on the left and right of Falun, one is "Xianmi" and the other is "Yuantong", which indicates that the temple is a Taoist temple with both Xianmi and Yuantong. On the back of the screen wall, there is a big word "Fu" in the center. Men, women, old and young who come here will never forget to touch the word "Fu" with their eyes closed. They all hope that the five blessings will come to the door from now on. The first hall in front of the thousand year old pagoda in suixian county is Tianwang hall. In front of the hall, there are four flower beds, eight green tasong trees and two rows of flourishing Fargesia. There are two powerful and kind stone lions more than two meters high, which give people a special sense of solemnity and quietness. Up the twelve steps, the twelve Chinese zodiac signs on the stone railings on both sides are vivid. Children like the living treasure in the mouth of little lion most. They vie with each other to make it smooth and round. The ingenious layout in front of the heavenly king hall is amazing, and the Buddha statues in the heavenly king hall make you feel more excited. Maitreya, who laughs heartily, makes you feel more cordial; Weituo Bodhisattva, who is powerful, makes you feel awe struck; the four heavenly kings, who are more than Zhang tall, some hold pipa, some carry sword, some catch earthworm, some catch silver rat, and all step on demons and ghosts. The Buddha statues here, regardless of proportion, shape, color and manner, are exquisite and impeccable. You will be full of praise when you look at them.

Through the Tianwang hall, across the dizang hall or Jialan hall, you can see the Great Buddha Hall on foot by climbing the 76 meter wide and 5 meter high Tiaoshi Baokan. On the roof of the Great Buddha Hall is a milky white open-air Buddha more than 20 meters high. Under the lotus seat of the Great Buddha is the Sutra collection building and the closed room of Shengshou temple tower. In front of it is a square wall. On the wall there are eight gold characters "develop wisdom and realize life". Under the wall there is a two meter square and powerful character "Buddha". The front and sides of the lotus seat are platforms for residents and tourists to look at the Buddha. Behind the platform is a unique stage (also the rostrum of major conferences) specially designed for large-scale meetings. Below the platform, in the center is the Great Buddha Hall, where there are Burmese jade Buddhas, eighteen Arhats and 1640 Buddha statues; both sides are Chinese

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