White horse tower

White horse tower

The white horse pagoda has nine stories, symbolizing that the white horse was nine years old when he died. It is made of adobe, with columns in it and painted with grass mud and lime outside.

The white horse pagoda is octagonal in shape, brick wrapped, each corner is 3 meters wide; the second to fourth layers are folded and overlapped; the fifth layer is surrounded by protruding breast nails, and the upper layer is Yanglian petals; the sixth layer is covered bowl surface pagoda; the seventh layer is fa Xiang wheel; the eighth layer is hexagonal slope brake plate, and each corner is hung with a wind Duo; the ninth layer is bead type pagoda tip, and the whole pagoda is in Ming Dynasty Lama style.

Historical evolution

Here, some devout Buddhists buried their white horses under the ancient city and built a high tower as a memorial, so people call it "white horse tower". The white horse pagoda has a long history. So far, it has gone through many years of ups and downs. Now the preserved white horse pagoda is still as magnificent as it was in that year.

Layout structure

The body of Baima pagoda is nine stories and twelve meters high. It is made of adobe. However, it still presents the style of Lama Temple in the Ming Dynasty. It also attracts many tourists to Baima pagoda. In recent years, the white horse pagoda is surrounded by green land and green forest, green tile and secluded house, showing a wonderful scenery, and the white horse pagoda has naturally become a tourist attraction of Dunhuang.

The white horse pagoda has been repaired many times. On the second floor of the tower, there are two stones and one wood. Stone inscription: "Daoguang Yisi Tongyue white literary grace, etc. rebuilt" writing; wood written: "in August of the Republic of China 23, tribute silver Zhuwen Town, Lvzhong, etc. rebuilt" words. In recent years, the state has allocated special funds to renovate the tower to make it more solid.

Now, around the white horse pagoda, there are green trees, green tiles and quiet houses. The breeze and the sound of the bell are another beautiful scene of Dunhuang.

The beginning of the construction

Mata is located in the east of Shazhou ancient city, Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. It was first built in the later Qin Dynasty, and is now rebuilt in the 24th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1843-1844). The existing white horse pagoda is magnificent, with 9 floors, 12 meters high and 7 meters in diameter. It is built of adobe, with columns in it and coated with grass mud and lime outside. The base is octagonal; each elephant is 3 meters wide; the second to fourth layers are folded and overlapped; the fifth layer is surrounded by protruding breast nails, and the upper layer is Yanglian petals; the sixth layer is covered bowl shaped tower body; the seventh layer is fa Xiang wheel shaped; the eighth layer is hexagonal slope brake plate, and each corner is hung with a wind Duo; the ninth layer is Beaded spire, and the whole tower is in the style of Lama tower of Ming Dynasty.

Folklore

It is said that this ancient pagoda was built by the famous Kucha monk kumaroshi for his beloved white horse. It is said that in September of the 18th year of Jianyuan (382) of the former Qin Dynasty, the emperor Fu Jian ordered general Lu Guang and general Jiang Fei of Lingjiang to lead 70000 troops to the west to attack Qiuci, and said: "tengwen has kumaroshi in the west, who is good at solving the problems of yin and Yang, and is the master of later learning. I think about it very much. The sage is the great treasure of the country. Ruokekuci is the way to deliver things. "

After conquering more than 30 countries in the western regions in 384, Lu Guang asked the eminent monk kumarashi to return to the east to preach the Scriptures. When he arrived at Dunhuang, kumarashi had a dream that the white horse he was riding on was a dragon foal in the upper heaven. He was ordered by the Buddha to send him to the East.

Now in Yangguan Avenue, the horse will be beyond the land of life and death, and there will be another ride to Hulu. When I woke up the next day, the white horse was dead. The local Buddhists buried the white horse under the city and built a pagoda to commemorate it, which was named "white horse pagoda".

tourist guide

Baimata is only two kilometers away from Dunhuang, so you can take a taxi or rent a bicycle to go there. Opening hours: 08:00 to 18:00. Lanzhou Hongyun hotel is a two-star tourist hotel. It is located in the north of the Railway Bureau square in the city's prosperous commercial district, close to the railway station, with convenient shopping and transportation. The hotel is equipped with deluxe suites, standard rooms, single rooms, three rooms and other suites. The restaurant has luxury private rooms, elegant seats, banquet hall, seafood, dishes, unique. The hotel also has music and dance hall, karaoke hall, sauna, foot bath, beauty salon, bar, chess room and other recreational facilities, and provides postal, fax, ticket booking, air ticket and other services for guests. The hotel has newspaper, ticket reservation and meal delivery services. The hotel is 70 km away from the airport, 3 km away from the railway station and 2 km away from the city center.

Local cuisine

Dunhuang brewed leather, some of which are crystal yellow, some of which are as bright as jade, taste sour and spicy after mixed with special seasoning, flexible and refreshing, and easy to eat, is a very common folk snack and local fast food. Niang PI Zi is a kind of wheat flour product. When it is made, the superior flour is mixed with water, and then the dough is put into clear water, stirred and kneaded, so that the starch and protein in the fabric are fully separated, and the remaining protein is commonly known as gluten. The flour paste dissolved in water is the raw material for brewing skin. After the water boils, ladle the paste into the iron plate and spread it evenly. Put it into boiling water and cook it for a few minutes. Then the juice becomes a cake and becomes the brewing skin. Then cut the cake like brewing skin into thin strips, put a few pieces of gluten, add a little mustard, garlic juice, pepper, sesame oil and so on.

Drinking Suoyang wine, tasting Guazhou melon and eating double tower fish have become the historical source of Anxi food culture. Suoyang wine is elaborately processed with the precious medicinal material Suoyang produced in Suoyang city. It has the functions of strengthening essence and strengthening yang, tonifying blood and replenishing qi.

architectural style

The existing white pagoda has the style of Lama Pagoda in Ming Dynasty. According to the records, a 0.9-meter-long black stone statue tower with Vajra Sutra carved on it was unearthed in 1930, but it was soon lost. Now, around the white horse pagoda, there are green trees, green tiles and quiet houses. The breeze and the sound of the bell are another beautiful scene of Dunhuang.

Address: Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province

Longitude: 94.649577

Latitude: 40.132531

Tel: 0937-8868766

Ticket information: 15 yuan

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Bai Ma Ta