Yongshou tower

Yongshou tower is a Fengshui pagoda. It was built in 1606 of Wanli period in Ming Dynasty. Its original name was Yongchang. Later, it was changed to its current name. It was rebuilt in 1736, the first year of Qianlong period in Qing Dynasty. It is a symbol of Lishui City. When you climb on the top of the tower, you can overlook the beautiful Lishui City. Yongshou pagoda is a wooden pavilion style building with seven floors and eight sides. When the lamp was on the night of the first and the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, Yongshou pagoda was bright, exquisite and magnificent. At present, the foundation of the pagoda, the stone railing, the waist eaves, the flat seat, the brake, the indoor floor and the escalator have all been destroyed. Only the octagonal wall of the pagoda is left. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Yongshou tower

Yongshou tower is located in Lishui District of Nanjing city. It was built in 1606, the 34th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty. Its original name was Yongchang. Later, it was changed to its current name by imperial edict. It was rebuilt in 1736, the first year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Yongshou tower is a brick imitation wooden pavilion, with 7 levels and 8 sides, about 40 meters high. The bottom layer is surrounded by octagonal white stone pedestal. There are four ticket doors on each floor of the tower, and the other four false doors are made. The true and false ticket doors on each floor above the second floor flash up and down, and the false doors on each floor above the fourth floor are replaced by false window frames. Each floor has a waist eaves, flat seats, and surrounding railings. At present, the foundation of the tower, the stone railings, the eaves, the flat seats, the brake parts, the indoor floors and the escalators have been destroyed, and only the octagonal tower wall is left.

geographical position

Yongshou tower is located in Yongshou Tower Park of Lishui District, Nanjing, and at chengbaota road of Lishui District, the source of Qinhuai River. Yongshou pagoda is a Fengshui pagoda. It was built in 1606, the 34th year of Wanli period in Ming Dynasty. Its original name was Yongchang, and later it was changed to its present name. It was rebuilt in 1736, the first year of Qianlong period in Qing Dynasty. It is a symbol of Lishui City. You can overlook the beautiful Lishui City from the top of the pagoda. The tower is made of brick and imitated wooden pavilion, with 7 levels and 8 sides, about 40 meters high. The bottom layer is surrounded by octagonal white stone pedestal. Each layer of the tower body is provided with 4 ticket doors, and the other four sides are made with false doors. The true and false ticket doors on each layer above the second floor are set up by flashing from top to bottom. The false doors on each layer above the fourth floor are changed into false window frames, and each layer has a waist eaves and a flat seat, which is surrounded by railings. At present, the foundation of the tower, the stone railings, the eaves, the flat seats, the brake parts, the indoor floors and the escalators have been destroyed, and only the octagonal tower wall is left. It was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Nanjing in 1992, and is now a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Yongshou pagoda garden is the first garden of Qinhuai River. It is famous for its pagoda, and the pagoda is close to the garden. Lishui Museum has novel design and unique shape. The exhibition hall is open, and you can see all kinds of exhibitions. The corridor is reciprocating, and you can enjoy the beauty of music. A bay of clear water flows around the garden. Under the ancient willows and weeping willows, there is a bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan, a great master of South Korea. Young Cui Zhiyuan, who went to the sea alone, studied in the Tang Dynasty. Xuecheng, as an official in Lishui, has a panoramic view of the mountains and rivers. He has written many poems and essays, such as the collection of Fu Huang in Zhongshan, the collection of Bi Geng in Guiyuan, and the chronicle of emperors. For more than a thousand years, it has been regarded as the originator of Korean Chinese literature. The legend of the Tang Dynasty, fairy red bag, records Cui Zhiyuan's adventures when he was resting at the nanzhaoxian hall in Lishui County. There are two women's graves here. I don't know where to go. It's said that the second daughter died for her love. The poet went to visit and forgot to mourn. He was filled with emotion. Is the night, if there are two beautiful red bags of poetry to thank, with singing, extremely happy. The so-called gifted scholars and beauties, the interpretation of a romantic love history; double female ancient grave, witness several times of human warmth and coldness. Towering tower, alone against the setting sun. According to records, in the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Liangyan, the county magistrate, raised funds to build the tower for the geographical mismatch of Lishui. Tacheng was named Yongchang at the beginning and ordered Yongshou. The pagoda is a wooden pavilion style building with seven floors and eight sides, under which are carved ganglishi and door god. In the old days, when the lamp was on the night of the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, the pagoda of Yongshou temple was bright, exquisite and magnificent. The long Qinhuai River, the majestic Yongshou temple and pagoda, the beautiful scenery of the ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River, and the simple and elegant Yongshou pagoda garden make it a pleasure to stroll among them.

According to the shape of the pagoda, we can imagine that Anqing temple was a Buddhist temple with strong incense. During the cultural revolution, Anqing temple was completely destroyed, and all the temples, Buddha statues and magic weapons survived. Only the pagoda survived. Yongshou pagoda of Anqing temple is a Buddhist cultural relic and is listed as a protected unit. In 1995, Lishui government approved to open it as a place for Buddhist activities, which was raised by Buddhists to build a new hall and reshape the Buddha statue. However, it was handed over to the Buddhist community and managed by the Cultural Department of Zhongning. The Buddhist staff have not yet lived in the temple. So there is no abbot, prison, etc.

Historical overview

Yongshou tower is one of the oldest buildings in Lishui. It is located in the northwest suburb of Lishui District, on the Bank of Qinhuai River and beside Ningli highway. It is a Fengshui tower built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. How did Yongshou tower come from? It is said that Ding Buwang, a native of Lishui at that time, had a weak literary style. It's not good for the Yinyang school to call this "Fengshui" in Lishui. The county is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the northwest is vacant. The Qinhuai River flows northward into Nanjing, taking away the wealth and talent of Lishui. In the 34th year of Wanli, the county magistrate Xu Liangyan advocated that officials and the public jointly raise funds to build a pagoda to plug the water entrance and make up for the lack of landscape. In December 1607, the pagoda was completed and named Yongchang pagoda, which means to pray for the prosperity of the whole county forever. Later, it was changed into Yongshou tower. Yongshou temple was built around the pagoda. In the fifth year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, Yongshou temple had nearly 100 monks, which was the largest temple in Lishui City. In the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the pagoda was seriously damaged by fire. In the first year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Xiao Kehong, a citizen of the city, had a group of people to rebuild the pagoda. In the late Qing Dynasty, the pagoda was burned again, and only the brick structure was left.

Yongshou temple tower is a wooden pavilion style brick tower, octagonal plane, a total of seven stories, 32.5 meters high. The tower stands on a one meter high white stone xumizuo. Each side of the tower is 3.2 meters long and has a waist in it. It is engraved with cloud pattern and curly grass pattern popular in the Ming Dynasty. The tower is smaller layer by layer from bottom to top, and its shape is very beautiful. Each layer of cornice is hung with wind, the breeze blowing, jingling, endless charm.

Bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan

Cui Zhiyuan is a Korean. He once worked as an official in Lishui. In South Korea, he is known as "the Confucian School of the East" and "the teacher of a hundred generations". His status is equivalent to that of Mencius in China. The story of "fairy red bag" which is widely spread in China and South Korea is about Cui Zhiyuan. To commemorate Cui Zhiyuan, in 2000, Lishui District raised funds to carve a bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan. After the bronze statue was built, many South Koreans come to Lishui to worship every year.

Address: Yongshou Tower Garden, Lishui District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 119.02938964844

Latitude: 31.6626606634

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