Echeng Temple

Echeng Temple

Echeng Temple of Shiqiao in Nanyang city is located in zhangheng high school, Xiacun village, Shiqiao Town, Wolong District, Nanyang City, Henan Province, the hometown of Zhang Heng. It was named because it belonged to xi'e County in Han Dynasty. Now it is the site of No.11 high school in Nanyang City, Henan Province. In the temple, there is a pair of stone lions in the second year of Fu of song and Yuan Dynasties (1099), in the school yard. Another ancient building, Sui pagoda, was listed as the sixth level cultural relic protection unit by the State Council on May 25, 2006. The pagoda of Echeng temple is adjacent to Baihe and Xiacun, the hometown of zhangheng in the East, zhangheng cemetery and Pingzi reading platform in the west, and the ancient city site of Xie County in the Han Dynasty in the West.

structure

On the central axis of the former site of Echeng temple, there are three existing Qing Dynasty buildings, namely, the mountain gate, the front hall and the middle hall, and three eastern and Western Corridor rooms on both sides. On both sides of the west gate of the temple are a pair of stone lions carved in the second year of Yuanfu in the Song Dynasty, which are exquisite and vivid. There are many steles in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is said that Echeng Temple used to be a place full of incense. According to records, Buddhism was introduced to Nanyang in Yongchang period of Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Buddhism developed rapidly in Sui Dynasty. In 604, the fourth year of Renshou and 617, the pagodas of Faxiang temple in Xichuan County and Echeng temple in Wolong District were built successively. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Nanyang Buddhism was almost destroyed when it seemed to be prosperous all over the country. Except for Xiangyan temple, the famous Nanyang temples such as Echeng temple, Danxia temple, Mituo temple, Guanyin temple, Wenshu temple and dizang temple were all destroyed.

Scenery

Shiqiao Town has issued the relevant restoration plan for the protection of the national treasure Echeng Temple Pagoda, and Nanyang has been in the planning of building the cultural corridor of South to North Water Diversion, which will form the Echeng Temple Pagoda, Xiangyan temple, Fusheng Temple Pagoda into a religious and cultural tourism area. We hope to see these ideas come true as soon as possible, so that the famous Echeng Temple Pagoda can reappear its magnificent style as soon as possible. According to the inscriptions and historical documents in the temple, Echeng pagoda was built in Sui Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, Echeng pagoda was rebuilt as a seven story imitated plane hexagon with a height of 18.88 meters and a height of seven stories. The whole body was built with green bricks. The gate on the west side of the bottom floor of the tower leads to the heart of the tower. The pagoda of Echeng temple is reduced in height and side length layer by layer. The whole body of the pagoda is slightly parabola shaped, with magnificent architecture and beautiful shape. There are three ancient buildings attached to the gate, the front hall and the middle hall, and three East and West halls on both sides, all of which are hard mountain buildings in the Qing Dynasty. There are also two stone lions made in the second year of Yuanfu (1099) of the Song Dynasty. They are powerful, concise and powerful. The architectural form, structure and relics of Echeng Temple Pagoda retain the original appearance of Song Dynasty, which is an important example of brick structure architecture in Song Dynasty and has important value. On the second floor, eight brick Buddha statues are built on each side of the tower wall, which has high artistic value. With the urbanization of senior high school, Echeng temple will gradually be separated from senior high school. By injecting private capital and other methods, Echeng temple and pagoda will reproduce the scene of the former heyday of incense.

history

Shiqiao Echeng Temple Pagoda and suojiao well, the hometown of Zhang Heng, are in winter with rain and snow. The author came to Shiqiao Town, Wolong District, the hometown of Zhang Heng, the sage of science and technology in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the hometown of Chinese rose. According to local people, Shiqiao is a place of outstanding people, rich in cultural relics and beautiful scenery. It is not only home to Zhang Heng, a great man of the world, but also to Zhu you, Zhang Kan, Zhang Fu and other historical celebrities. Now in the ancient town are listed Zhang Heng tomb, Echeng site, stone lion of Song Dynasty, "cross street pagoda", Pingzi reading platform, shendaobei, Shanshan stone carvings and other cultural relics and historic sites, with the reputation of "ten steps and one scene". It's really interesting to see all kinds of rose flowers, Zhang hengmu and Echeng Temple Pagoda, which has the reputation of "Wanbei Zhongling".

How is Shiqiao called Echeng? This is the birthplace of the e tribe, descendants of the Huang Emperor's son Gu, and the center of the e Marquis states of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It is located at the junction of Nanyang, Nanzhao and Fangcheng counties. It is also adjacent to Baihe River in the East. It has a flood and drought wharf and a large number of merchants. It has become the largest distribution center of agricultural and sideline products in Wanbei and is known as "yinshiqiao" locally. According to the records of Henan Province, "Echeng Temple Pagoda is located in Echeng temple, Shiqiao Town, 25 kilometers north of Nanyang County (today's Wolong District) Echeng Temple Pagoda, also known as Sui pagoda, is adjacent to Baihe River in the East and zhangheng tomb in the West. Echeng Temple Pagoda was built in 617, the 13th year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty. The pagoda is hexagonal in plane, 8 meters long in base side, 7-level in body and 23 meters high. The whole body is built with green bricks. According to research, in Xia Village, Shiqiao Town, Wolong District, Nanyang City, Henan Province, in zhangheng high school in the west, it was once a millennium old temple called Echeng temple, Echeng temple There is a well under the tower. The well is unfathomable. The well water rises with the surrounding river water. There are countless iron chains in the well! It is said that there is qinglingyuan Water God and qinglingshuilongjiao chained by Zhang Heng, the sage of science, in the well. This is the story of Shiqiao zhangheng chaining Jiaojing, which has been handed down for thousands of years! Before 1949, someone wanted to pull out the iron chain to see what happened. But later, when it was pulled to the middle of the well, the water flowed, the sound of apes was frequent, the smell was extremely bad, the well water was red, and the earth moving tower was shaking. At that time, it was said that once this thing collapsed, the flood was overflowing, and the country and the people were harmed! So when the iron chain was put into the well, after the founding of new China in 1949, during the ten-year Cultural Revolution, a group of small red guards in Nanyang County

Once wanted to have a look, the result pulls to the half time ape song to rise,... Finally, he left in a hurry. In order to prevent disaster, the government blocked all the information of suojiao well and covered the wellhead with a big round stone! In Song Dynasty, Echeng Temple Pagoda was renovated into a seven storey brick Pagoda with imitation Pavilion style. The fourth to seventh levels are the imitation Pavilion style buildings after liberation. On the west side of the bottom floor of the tower, there is a ticket door to connect the tower chamber. A stone tablet is embedded on the door, and the tower chamber is also hexagonal. The height and side length of the pagoda are reduced layer by layer. The whole body of the pagoda is slightly parabolic. Eight Buddha statues are embedded on the six walls of the second floor. The top of the pagoda has been destroyed. The architecture is majestic and beautiful. The architectural form, structure and relics of Echeng Temple Pagoda retain the original appearance of Song Dynasty, which is an important example of brick structure architecture in Song Dynasty. Recently, Echeng Temple Pagoda has been successfully promoted to the national key cultural relics protection unit.

Today, the former incense burning Echeng temple is no longer beautiful. It has become a scholarly campus of Nanyang No.11 middle school (formerly zhangheng high school). Due to the shortage of school houses, the corridors and temples in the temple became temporary dormitories for teachers and students, and the brooms for school logistics were stacked inside the gate of the front hall of Echeng temple. The gate of Echeng Temple Pagoda in the East was sealed by the rusty iron gate. Looking through the iron gate, it was also full of sundries. At present, such protection is not optimistic. But on the other hand, it's not easy for a school to maintain normal teaching order, and it's really difficult to pay for the protection of the Echeng Temple Pagoda.

Address: xiaoshiqiao village, Shiqiao Town, Wolong District, Nanyang City, Henan Province

Longitude: 113.2463422371

Latitude: 33.157343220434

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