King Kong pagoda of miaozhan Temple

Miaozhan Temple King Kong pagoda is a national key cultural relic protection unit, also known as "heart piercing pagoda". It is located in Guandu town, the eastern suburb of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, Southwest China. It is the oldest existing typical Lama style pagoda made of sand and stone in China.

The tower is built with sand and stone. Its foundation is square, 4.8m high and 10.4m long. Under the abutment, there are four cross gates in the East, West, South and North for people to pass through. There are five pagodas on the platform, which belong to the King Kong throne type pagoda. The central part of the base is the main tower, with a height of 16.05 meters. The tower base is a square fold angle xumizuo, and each corner is carved with a statue of a powerful man. The four sides of the stone are carved with images of lions, elephants, peacocks, and gallows reflecting the Buddhist content. Xumizuo is a 7-layer stone lotus petal rosette with a bowl shaped tower body. There are pot doors on all sides of the tower, and a stone Buddha statue is carved inside. There is a square Sumi style tower neck on the tower. There are thirteen heavenly rings, umbrella cover, hanging eight bell duo and four heavenly kings on the Tasha. On top of it is a round light made of stone, surrounded by small bell duo. The top of the brake is a bottle and a pearl. The whole stone pagoda is elegant and spectacular, the layout between the main tower and the small tower is coordinated, and the carving is exquisite.

King Kong pagoda of miaozhan Temple

Miaozhan Temple King Kong pagoda is a national key cultural relic protection unit, also known as "heart piercing pagoda". It is located in Guandu town, the eastern suburb of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, Southwest China. It is the oldest existing typical Lama style pagoda made of sand and stone in China.

Main tower structure

The Vajra pagoda of miaozhan temple was built in 1458 A.D. and repaired twice in 1696 and 1982. The tower is built with sand and stone. Its foundation is square, 4.8m high and 10.4m long. Under the abutment, there are four cross gates in the East, West, South and North for people to pass through. There are five pagodas on the platform, which belong to the King Kong throne type pagoda.

The central part of the base is the main tower, with a height of 16.05 meters. The tower base is a square fold angle xumizuo, and each corner is carved with a statue of a powerful man. The four sides of the stone are carved with images of lions, elephants, peacocks, and gallows reflecting the Buddhist content. Xumizuo is a 7-layer stone lotus petal rosette with a bowl shaped tower body.

There are pot doors on all sides of the tower, and a stone Buddha statue is carved inside. There is a square Sumi style tower neck on the tower. There are thirteen heavenly rings, umbrella cover, hanging eight bell duo and four heavenly kings on the Tasha. On top of it is a round light made of stone, surrounded by small bell duo. The top of the brake is a bottle and a pearl.

The whole stone pagoda is elegant and spectacular, the layout between the main tower and the small tower is coordinated, and the carving is exquisite.

significance

During the yuan and Ming Dynasties (13th-17th century AD), there were some crossing towers and gate towers built to simplify the Buddhist rites, reflecting the trend of gradual secularization of Buddhist pagodas. The King Kong pagoda of miaozhan temple is one of the models, which is of great significance to the study of the development of Lama style pagoda architecture.

Address: Luofeng village, Guandu town, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 102.71257833601

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