Kuishan pagoda

Kuishan pagoda

Kuishan tower is located on the main peak of Kuishan in the southeast of ancient Xuzhou City. In 1606, it was built by Wan Chongde, a native of Xuzhou. The tower has seven floors and is about 60 meters high. The top tree is a wheel type tower brake.

brief introduction

The plan of the building is octagonal. The tower is of brick structure, and the internal stairs and floors are of wood structure. The Kuishan pagoda is majestic and exquisite in architecture. Tasha was destroyed by lightning in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. In 1950's and 1960's, the tower was basically in good condition, but the brick foundation collapsed. There were many cracks around the tower, and the tower was upright without inclination. Kuishan pagoda was demolished under the pretext of "four old" during the "Cultural Revolution". Kuishan pagoda, one of the eight ancient scenes in Xuzhou, said: "Kuishan pagoda shadow".

significance

Kuishan tower is the landmark of Xuzhou City, and also the landmark of Xuzhou Guangyun warehouse, one of the four grain transport warehouses along the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal.

scale

Kuishan pagoda, "overlooking If the air eagle, if the pen Mo Cang hinders the moon and stands erect with the thought of the mainstay flowing eastward. A little closer, "the seven story cornices are countless, the pagoda and the brake are sharp and towering, standing on the top of the mountain.". When you look up from the bottom of the tower, you can see that the tower is "standing like a huge pillar standing on a cloud surface". These descriptions can be confirmed by the picture of Huanglou Baisu in the Qing Dynasty and the existing old photos. Climbing to the top of the tower, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and rivers. Overlooking "Huangliu (River) cross belt is (Kui) mountain, magnificent. Climbing on the tower, if floating and sinking in the water, and (hear) the sound of the river. "Climbing the tower and looking around, the peak echoes.". But the old and weak can only sigh: "it's hard to climb a few times, and look up at the blue sky.". Kuishan and luotuoshankou are majestic and magnificent.

According to records, Kuishan pagoda is "surrounded by ten walls on Wednesday.". According to the calculation of 1.7 meters for each "enclosure", the perimeter of the ground surface at the bottom of the tower is about 51 meters; the length of each side of the tower is about 6.4 meters; the diameter of the circumscribed circle is about 16.7 meters, and the floor area at the bottom is 196.2 square meters. The tower is built with green bricks. "The tower is 15 feet high, with seven levels and eight sides, four doors on each floor, and the doors are staggered (the doors on each floor are set at intervals, and the layers are staggered)". There is a stone plaque above the north gate of the pagoda, which reads: "Huifeng is tall and straight.". The tower has a spiral ladder to climb up. In the early years of the Republic of China, there was "nothing in it, nothing to climb up". Therefore, it is judged that the ladder and floor in the tower are made of wood structure. Above the second layer of the tower, each layer of brick is stacked with shallow waist eaves, which enriches the overall shape of the tower. In the form of waist eaves, the cornice, rafter head, corner, tile ridge, etc. are picked out by the method of carving bricks. The waist eaves of the tower are narrow and short, with exquisite shape and unique style, which can be seen from the old photos. The top of the pagoda stands upright, and there are many phases. Today, its shape can be found in Tongzhi, Xuzhou Prefecture, Xuzhou outer city. "Kuishan pagoda was repaired in the late Qing Dynasty.". In 1934, the tourist guide to Xuzhou recorded that "Kuishan, rivers and canals crisscross at the foot of the mountain. On the mountain, there is a seven story floating picture built by Wan Chongde, the Ming Imperial historian. It is about 100 feet high. You can climb on it and overlook the whole city. According to the above, it can be inferred that it should have been repaired soon before, adding stairs and floor slabs, and it is "ready to go".

Tablet Inscription

Kuishan tower stele Zhang ruitu

Fu Xu accompanies Beijing as a metropolis. In the past, he did not plan to go north with him. He saw the four harmonies of gangling and the exchange between Bian and Si. He was very gloomy and magnificent. He visited Lvliang and yihuanglou, and according to the location of Liuxiang war, he was a long time back. In the southeast tower of Zhouzhi, Yu Shi stands in the air, covering the founder of Younian. I have different ideas. I think it's magnificent and I want to ask for the story.

I am not a sycophant, but I am a sycophant. I am a sycophant. I am a sycophant. I am a sycophant. I am a sycophant. I am a sycophant. In Kuishan, I am a sycophant who donated tens of thousands of coins to the governor of zhouzhongli.

Yu Xunzhi said: "the floating picture originated from the Shi family. According to the Beiye Scripture, it is regarded as the metaphor of seven treasures of the human body, while the theory of collecting relics was put forward by sun Zhongmou. Later, King Ashoka took charge of the sand boundary to build the floating picture of 84000, and spread it among the temples to lay the foundation for the Sinian, while the Zen temples were cyan and the pagodas were built. So, Wan Gong and Mu are doing Zhu Li's work for the welfare of Zhou people. " And said: "only if the situation is not good, Wan Gong's will is deep. Xu's reputation for integrity and integrity is that the tyrant is still learning and dumb, and there is still a custom of Chizha. According to the theory of Canyu, although the Confucianists are not Taoism, they try to study the view of Liuquan, the phase of yin and Yang, the divination of the turtle, the establishment of the capital and the establishment of the school, and the emphasis on it, then they set up Taoism, and the ancient sages do not abandon Fu. Zita was built on Mount Kui, and the Kuiwen star was also built. In the southeast, East, earthquake also; South, from the side also. Cloud steaming LeiFen, Yan Jing Yao, and Kui Su meeting. From a distance, you can see a floating turtle, a flying vulture, a colorful pen, and an image of a towering vulture. Terrain and human factors are related. How can the grace and the wild goose pagoda flow so far? In order to enlighten the civilization, Wan gonggai borrowed the pagoda as a talisman. In addition, the Dragon veins of the state governance mainly came from Kun, Jiuyi, and Shifo, with the wings of Mapan, Jingshan, Jiming, shengnv and Dadi ending in Lvliang. Although the mountains are beautiful, the veins are cut off by rivers. From the water of dragon, the water of Surabaya flows from Qilu, and from bianluo to Zhoucheng, the water flows from bianluo to Huaihe. Second, the value of the flood, surging waves, foam thousands of miles, if run if gallop, Jin with the potential of solid dwarf Yan. If the tower is built without water, it will make up for the current, and it will be encircled by the foot of the river. It will be green and blue. It will be magnificent and solid. Xu's mountains, rivers and cities have changed greatly, and the humanities have been greatly improved. "

Address: on the main peak of Kuishan, Southeast of Xuzhou City

Longitude: 117.20248413086

Latitude: 34.24052810669

Chinese PinYin : Kui Shan Ta