Dongshan Wenta

Dongshan Wenta

Dongshan Wenta was a Buddhist pagoda in Song Dynasty. It was built on the third floor in the 21st year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty. It has been combined with Confucianism and Taoism fengshui, and has become a literary style tower praying for prosperity of literary style and continuous Kejia. Therefore, the name of the tower has been changed to "Dongshan literary tower".

Dongshan Wenta Ji'an scenic spot: Anfu county Dongshan Wenta (Dongshan temple tower) Anfu county Dongshan Wenta, formerly known as "Dongshan temple tower", is a representative Buddhist building in Ji'an area. According to the annals of Anfu county, the earliest predecessor of the pagoda was a stone pagoda supervised by Lu Su during the period of the Three Kingdoms and the eastern Wu Dynasty. It was small in scale and collapsed after the two Jin Dynasties. During the reign of Xuanhe of Song Dynasty (1120-1125), the brick pagoda was rebuilt on the original site and Dongshan temple was built at the same time. In 1521, Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty collapsed again, and in 1542, Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty continued to build on the collapsed three-story foundation. It can be seen that Dongshan Wenta in Song Dynasty was a "Buddhist pagoda" connected with temples. After reconstruction in Ming Dynasty, it has been combined with Confucianism and Taoism Fengshui to become a Wenfeng pagoda praying for a prosperous literary style and continuous Kejia. Therefore, the name of the pagoda has been changed to "Dongshan Wenta". There are four basic types of ancient Chinese brick tower buildings: pavilion type, dense eaves type, single-layer type and Lamaism type. Dongshan Wenta is a pavilion style imitation wood brick structure. The tower is 45 meters high and has a base of xumizuo. The perimeter of the bottom layer is 34.4 meters. It shrinks layer by layer from bottom to top. The overall outline is angular cone. The tower body has nine layers and eight sides, all of which are made of special-shaped brick and ground along the opposite seam, and are made of tung oil glutinous rice juice mixed with lime slurry. A pot door is arranged at the waist part. Each floor is made of brick blocks imitating wood to form Dougong square pool, four doors and four niches. The lines along the side are delicately protruded to show the wooden parts of the hall structure, such as ground frame, appendix forehead, inter column and corner column. It makes the decoration of the tower vivid and ingenious, and looks like "carved beams and painted buildings" in high spirits. The plane is octagonal, with smooth lines and sharp edges. Looking up at its beauty, it looks like a huge pen full of thick ink, straight into the sky. The tower gate is located on xumizuo in the west, and the outer wall is made of polished and cut special-shaped bricks to make a beautiful vertical flower door cover. According to the research of relevant experts, this kind of tower door decoration technique is the first in Jiangxi. It embodies the local characteristics of Anfu and the skilful skills of ancient craftsmen. There are four square brick inscriptions on the forehead of the gate, with the inscription "Dongshan Wenta" and small script of "Jidan, the 24th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty, was given to Jinshi and zhianfu county.". "Dongshan Wenta" has a strong and deep style, which is unforgettable. Step up into the door, through the tower wall and wooden tower door to the tower chamber. In the center of the tower, there are wooden floors and steps spiraling up the wall of the single cylinder tower. The floor slab is supported by the floor timber frame, or by the groove of the tower wall, or supported by stacked bricks. It is made according to the situation, selected according to the material, balanced stress and ingenious design. The tower is divided into 15 floors, one light and one dark alternately upward, which can not only control the number and speed of climbing personnel, but also reduce the invasion of wind and rain into the tower center. On the fourth floor of the tower, there is a stone tablet of "Dongshan Wenta muyuanshu" in the 24th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, engraved with the merits and virtues of the volunteers who rebuilt the tower at that time, which is a precious historical relic. Tower brake is installed on the top of the tower. The Tasha is made of pig iron. There are nine pieces of Tasha, including a covering bowl, a pearl and a top. The Tasha is composed of a set of pieces. In the middle of the Tasha, an 18 meter long Tasha wood is inserted into the iron sleeve as a punctuation mark in the center. The inscriptions of "peace and stability of the country", "consolidation of the emperor's plan", "prosperity of Wen Yun Ya" and "good weather and rain" are respectively engraved on the Tasha according to the four directions of southeast, northwest, and North, and the names of the people who major in Wenta are also engraved on the lower layer. It fully expressed the ancient Anfu people's ardent expectation of rebuilding Wenta. In 2001, the people's Government of Anfu county raised funds again to repair the damaged parts of the tower, painted the outer wall, replaced the floor and floor, repaired the steps, installed the wall thunder needle, neon lights and other facilities, and effectively protected this ancient architectural treasure. You can have a panoramic view of the county town from the niche gate in the tower. The eastern part of the pagoda echoes with menggangling Forest Park, with green trees dancing and white clouds flying across; a stream under the pagoda winds into the Lushui River, with small bridges flowing water and rice flowers beside the river; the western part of the pagoda can see the majestic appearance of the main hall of Anfu Confucius Temple, and the northern part of the pagoda can see the Dongyuan Pavilion, enjoying the charm of the ancient Taoist temple. Modern civilization, busy streets and high-rise buildings complement each other. Wenta, Confucius Temple and Dongyuan pavilion are representative buildings of the integration of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism in Anfu ancient civilization, and are important symbols of Anfu ancient civilization. Dongshan Wenta was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangxi Province in 1959, and was recorded in the dictionary of Chinese places of interest in 1996. "Yibi inserted into the Zen Town, and pressed the county city for a thousand years; Yibi divided the day and night, and stood alone and obstructed the clouds. The night is quiet, the shadows of bells are hidden, the crane is singing when the sky is clear, the autumn wind is danguifa, and the Yishi are good at inscribing This poem of chanting Dongshan Wenta left by Hu Ding, an Fu poet in Yuan Dynasty, is a true portrayal of the ancient pagoda's majestic style!

Address: Jiangnan Road, Anfu county, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province

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