Chongshou Temple Pagoda

Chongshou Temple Pagoda

Chongshou temple tower, also known as Chongshou temple tower. Located in the southwest corner of Kaiyuan old city, it is of brick structure, with a height of 20 feet, 13 levels, solid octahedron. There are eight Buddha statues on each side, which are different from each other. From the south to the southwest, they are kunlu zunfo, Wuyou defo, Amitabha, Xumi Xiangfo, Yunzi zifo, Zhengwei wangfo, Gongde wangfo, dingchuang Guangfo, etc.

Introduction to scenic spots

On both sides, there are flying reliefs, wooden eaves at each corner, and bronze bells, which are called wind bells. The spire is cone-shaped, with five copper balls strung on it. There are hundreds of bronze mirrors on each floor of the tower and a bronze drum on the west side. When the sun rises, the rising sun and the pagoda shine brightly. The light of the pagoda can be seen several miles away. The ancient pagoda is a beautiful scene in Kaiyuan.

In October 2019, Chongshou Temple Pagoda was approved as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Age of construction

In the history of the building of the tower, there are three sayings

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is often said that it was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is based on two stone tablets of Ming Dynasty, one of which is the inscription "Ming Kaiyuan rebuilt Stone Pagoda Temple stele" written by Huang Zan in the 12th year of Zhengtong of Ming Dynasty. According to the stele, the original old stele of the temple is incomplete, but the four characters of Chongshou temple are clear, "and it was built by monk Hongli in the first year of Qianlong of Tang Dynasty. The site is broad, and it was destroyed in the third year of Dading, because the stone pagoda was built as a master niche.". The second stele is the inscription on rebuilding Shita temple in Kaiyuan written by Chen Xun, an exiled scholar in Tieling, in the year of Tianshun. At the beginning of the inscription, there is a sentence: "Tangtang ancient temple, Zhaotang Qianyuan, on the left of Liao Dynasty, Xiongzhi Kaiyuan". Later generations all built this pagoda for the Tang Dynasty.

Address: Changtu County, Tieling City

Longitude: 123.98600006103

Latitude: 42.760898590088

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