Ganoderma tower

Ganoderma tower

Ganoderma tower is located in majiadu, 1km east of Ancheng town. According to the rule of Anji County written by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, "it is said that it was built during the Five Dynasties of Wu and Yue.". The solid brick tower with eight sides and nine floors is 23 meters high. Each side of the bottom tower is 1.65 meters wide, and each side of each floor is equipped with niches. The Tasha is composed of covering bowl, phase wheel and gourd top. In 1994, a Tiangong temple in the seventh year of Qingli (1047) of the Northern Song Dynasty was restored, and a piece of Lingzhi Pagoda with inscriptions on gold and painted pagoda was unearthed. Some coins, glass bottles and bronze mirrors from the Tang Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty were also unearthed.

structure

Anji County in the town of majiadu. According to the annals of Anji County written by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, "it is said that it was built during the Five Dynasties of Wu and Yue.". The tower is a solid brick tower with 8 sides and 9 floors. In September 1989, the tap and other components on the top of the tower were stolen, most of the eaves of the tower did not exist, and the tower brake was seriously tilted. Now the tower is basically vertical, with a height of 23 meters. In December 1989, the people's Government of Zhejiang Province announced that the Ganoderma lucidum tower was a cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

Ganoderma tower in Anji County town majiadu, for the pavilion type brick tower. Eight sides and nine layers, solid body, each layer has a pot door niche. The eaves on each floor are overlapped with flat bricks and water caltrop teeth. The facade of the overlapped eaves is slightly inward (you + page), retaining the legacy of the Tang Dynasty. Overlying cylinder (tile + reverse) tile. The head ornament is a precious flower with plump petals. Dripping heavy lip serration. It's a kind of beast. The iron brake is composed of covering bowl, Yanglian, Xianglun and Baoping. Phase wheel nine heavy. According to Jiatai's Wu Xingzhi, the tower was built by Qian, the king of Wu and Yue in the Five Dynasties. This kind of solid Pagoda with flat brick and water caltrop shaped eaves developed into a kind of Pavilion style pagoda system in song, yuan and Ming Dynasties. Judging from the shape, the hook head and dripping water preserved in the pagoda may be relics of that time, which is relatively rare.

legend

In the Five Dynasties, Qiantang King Qian (the founder of Hangzhou City) ruled Anji, and some villagers found Ganoderma lucidum in majiadu, which caused a sensation. As before, Ganoderma lucidum is a royal product, which is not allowed to be eaten by the common people. If you get it, you must offer it to the imperial court. Because of the production of Ganoderma lucidum to gather heaven and earth aura, it is a blessed place. Qian Zhen built the tower here to remember it. In fact, it used to be a county (equivalent to the capital of the province). When Buddhism was popular, temples and pagodas were the symbols of a county.

Address: majiadu, Dipu Town, Anji County, Huzhou City

Longitude: 119.707917

Latitude: 30.706181

Ticket information: free.

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