White Crane Tower

White Crane Tower

The White Crane Tower was rebuilt in April 2012, completed in December 2014 and opened in March 2016. The main function is Liao Culture Museum, which focuses on Liao culture and white crane culture. It has been established as a "sister building" with the Yellow Crane Tower.

Main structure

Baihelou is located in xiwangling, the intersection of Changbai Mountain and Yinshan Mountain. It is 151.5 meters above sea level and faces Liaohe River. It is known as "the first building of Liaoning". It is said that it was first built in 992 (the 10th year of emperor Zongtong of Liao Dynasty). Empress dowager Xiao Chuo ordered the Prime Minister Han de rang to build the White Crane Tower in Changping Castle (today's Faku), Xiao's residence. Later, it was not completed due to years of war, and it has not been rebuilt for thousands of years. The White Crane Tower was rebuilt on April 23, 2012.

The White Crane Tower covers a total area of more than 100000 square meters, of which the main building area of the White Crane Tower is 4916 square meters, with a height of 51.9 meters. The main building form of white crane tower adopts the style of Liao Dynasty. Four sided octagons are called "four sides", implying eight tribes of Qidan nationality in Liao Dynasty. The floor is five rooms wide and five rooms deep, with three exterior floors, four drops of water and seven interior floors. In the middle hall of the White Crane Tower, there is an art relief with the theme of the White Crane Tower, which shows the myth and legend of the White Crane Tower. The other floors and mezzanine are equipped with Liao Culture Museum, which displays the history of Liao Dynasty, poetry, calligraphy and painting of white crane tower, etc. The four side corridors of the White Crane Tower provide visitors with a good view of the northern scenery. There are plaques and couplets under the eaves and on the eaves columns of the White Crane Tower, which makes the White Crane Tower become a world famous building with mutual dependence of landscape and cultural landscape. Against the background of blue sky and white clouds, the whole building is magnificent and exquisite, simple and gorgeous, reflecting both the farming culture of the Central Plains and the historical heritage of the grassland culture in the north, and corresponding to the Yellow Crane Tower in the south of the Yangtze River.

legend

There is a beautiful legend about the white crane and the White Crane Tower, which has been handed down among Faku people for a long time. In the south, it lives in Poyang Lake and overwinters here; in the north, it lives in Yakut region of Russia and breeds. Where to rest on the way? The Faku wetland in Shenliao plain is one of their preferred habitats. When will they stop? Or it may be connected with the ancient Khitan people and the history and culture of Liao state.

It was in the era of tianzan (922-926) of Liao Dynasty that Yelu abaoji, the emperor Taizu of Liao Dynasty, sent Marshal Ma and his second son Yelu Deguang to the east of Bohai. When the spring breeze was blowing, Yelu Deguang was on his way to the Baizi cave wetland in today's Faku. He saw that the reed wormwood was turning green, the birds were singing, the mountains were magnificent, the peaks were connected, and the Liao water was gurgling and flowing far away. So I thought: This is a military center, geomantic treasure land, really a good place! The entourage said, "this is the holy mountain." Isn't it good to build a "companion capital" of "Shangjing" here! Suddenly hearing a bird's song, Yelv Deguang could not help but wonder. Looking around, he suddenly saw that a beautiful water snake was rushing towards a baby crane with a snake's message. He quickly drew the bow, pulled the string, aimed, swish - a windy arrow, and shot at the water snake. When the snake dies and the crane survives, the young crane is saved. The white crane in the air is singing and moving far away.

In the first year of Tianxian (926), Yelu Deguang inherited the throne as Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty. The long cherished dream of building a capital was not realized. More than 100 years later, Sichu became the Weizhou city built by Xiao PI, the emperor's son-in-law. In the early period of Jingzong and Shengzong, the Empress Dowager Xiao lived in a dignified position, took charge of the state affairs, and personally led the army. She fought with the Song Dynasty for ten years. One day during the war, the song army attacked the Liao army by means of fire attack. When the company and camp were burning, they were in danger, but the Liao camp didn't realize it. Just at this time, a white crane flew to empress dowager Xiao's tent and pecked at the top of the tent. When the Empress Dowager heard this, she suddenly woke up and rushed to break through. Unfortunately for the song army to find and recognize the empress dowager, a soldier bent his bow and arrow to hit. Suddenly he heard a shrill cry of crane, song Bing was shocked, and his arrow missed. The Empress Dowager turned and looked back. She saw that the arrow had deviated. She also saw that it was the white crane who saved her. She looked quickly and saw the white crane drifting away.

Empress Dowager Xiao was deeply impressed by the kindness of Baihe's savior. She also remembered Taizong's past of shooting snakes to save the crane and his last wish of building Taizong's capital. All things connected, is to realize the ancestors save crane, crane return grace continued cause and effect, so advocated love crane, respect crane, ritual crane, white crane as God Bird crane, is a symbol of longevity and auspicious fortune. Empress Dowager Xiao ordered Han de rang and other important officials to build the White Crane Tower in Changping fort, the current Faku area. Because of the war in Liao and Song Dynasties, the White Crane Tower was not completed and abandoned halfway. After that, Liao and Song Dynasty established the "alliance of Chanyuan", which ended more than half a century of enmity and enmity. In the 27th year of qianheng (1009), Empress Dowager Xiao handed over power to her son Shengzong, and soon passed away. Her long cherished wish to build the white crane tower has never been realized, leaving regret in the world.

The succession of yeluhongji (1055), the Taoist sect of Liao Dynasty, entered the heyday of the development of religion, culture, literature and art. Yelv Hongji is proficient in music, painting and calligraphy, and likes Ci Fu. He has made friends with many famous scholars and scholars. Su Zhe, one of the eight great writers in Tang and Song Dynasties, was the guest of honor of Taoism. At a gathering of literati, daozong and Su Zhe mentioned the great grandmother empress dowager Xiao's will to build the White Crane Tower. When Su Zhe heard this, he was moved and full of interest. He thought of his brother Su Shi, who had left the calligraphy of "White Crane Tower" in a famous mountain in Shandong Province. So I visited the construction site of white crane tower in Changping castle. Although Jianlou has made great achievements and has been damaged by wind and rain for decades, it is still majestic and vigorous. It is surrounded by rolling mountains, lush trees and magnificent scenery. He sighed with delight that if the White Crane Tower was completed, it would be a good place for literati to drink and write poems. In the presence of monk Xiao, a local monk, he continued to chant:“

Your nature is pure, and you come and go in a hurry;

Silence is better than sound.

After that, Nuzhen destroyed Qidan and Jin replaced Liao. At the same time, the Northern Song Dynasty also moved to Hangzhou to enter the Southern Song Dynasty. There was another war between Jin Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty. According to the folklore, during the war between Jin Wushu, the fourth Prince of wanyan'aguda and Yue Fei, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Wushu dispatched troops to xiwangling in the east of today's Faku city and used the unfinished white crane tower as the commanding platform.

The white crane tower site, which has never been completed, has been destroyed by war and wind and rain in the long historical process. However, the legend is left to arouse people's reverie, which is the reflection of history and the pursuit of culture.

Ode to the White Crane Tower

The old capital of bay and willow, the border town of Liusai. Wild points Ji tail, to look at the East. Even the remaining pulse of yin and white, the development of Songliao two Pingchuan. There are 90 rivers with meandering water and luxuriant vegetation, and 800 Luling mountains with surging clouds and dragons. Ancient thoroughfare, fertile soil flow incense, lakes and mountains, Yuxiu Zhongling. The context is long and the mountains are full of obstacles. Ancient people's remains, ancient Yan Great Wall. The hometown of the empress, Qidan is far away from the wind. Manmeng pass, majestic mausoleum. Fish beam flowers, handsome stars gallop. Outstanding people gather in a blessed place, with a total of green mountains and Ancient Rhymes.

In the prosperous times of time, the old land is once more prosperous; the haze is purple, and the qiongge is colorful and rainbow. The name of the building is "White Crane", which is comparable to the four famous buildings in the South; the color of the building is bright, and the air is flowing in the holy land of the palace in the east of Shaanxi. On the top of the mountain, the sky is very comfortable, and on the Bank of the beautiful water, the reflection of the blue waves. Towering structure, on the sky heavy. Take a high-level view of the clouds and smoke. Feige Liudan, Diaolianghuadong. Jade terraces, Yao pillars, Teng Jiao Qi Feng. The double eaves and the wings are more beautiful than the stone. Corridor waist man back, Chonglou seven floors. Sikaixia is open and exquisite. The sound of the piano is full of fragrance. The head of the Crane Dance tower is horizontal and oblique, and the shadow is sparse. It is elegant and magnificent, like the orchid palace in the palace of laurel. It's like the aura coming from the sky, suddenly calling the world to a fairyland.

Don't forget to drink. The white crane tower looks at the shadow of the crane. There is an ancient poem that says, "once the yellow crane is gone, it will never return.". Or: Crane for a snow, "should be Liao crane.". "The crane returns to Liaohai late in spring", the crane knows the old nest to Liaodong. Whisk clothes to fairy Road, thousand years back and forth. Every year I look at the crane, often in this building. Suddenly I heard the crane coming, but my heart was empty. Yuxiao Prince driving, Liaohe prestige. Wandering in the frost and snow, looking down on the vast. Its wings are like wheels, and its clothes are black. Clouds fly to dance, dew falls to sing. The eight wind dances far away, and the nine wild dances clear. Step should be the law, dance lightly, a breeze. Ming Jiugao, Wen Yutian, Qing zhohua Pavilion. Fanran Lianyi, Qi Shuxiang, Haoli fairy, Yuli Tingting. I'm a lonely man with a quiet heart. Gu Ying autumn pool Wan will set, Ziyang looks crane spirit.

Deng Si Lou also, carefree heart. Zhi Linyou eyes, Ying see the forest of Kuangyuan, all kinds of things; looking from the fence, all kinds of Customs of Hexiang. Pinghu autumn, Luopu wave Ling, solitary sail far shadow, singing late fishing sound. Reed like snow, wetlands, birds play, grass green. The smoke curls, the grapes are deep blue, the fragrance is floating in the wild, and the rice waves are heavy. The eight tigers lie still and connect with Cuigang, while the five dragons fly with clouds. Poetry cold solitary mountain, even Daiqun peak, ten thousand trees Fushu, Shensong Qifeng. Flowers cover willows, Bodhi holy land, talin phantom, ancient temple Zen bell. The crane dances, the deer crows, the white clouds shine at sunset, and the moon wind on the first floor. After several vicissitudes and changes, now there are people and politicians, the pillars of renovation, all industries are thriving. Northeast porcelain capital, town style, North navigation, mountains and waters around the city. Flowers fall in Hexiang, water rises with wind.

According to the order, Wu Bin made Fu on the White Crane Tower, which was written in the early summer of the year of Wei Renchen.

Honors

In order to further build the brand of "blessed land of Liaoning Province, hometown of prime minister, hometown of white crane, and humanistic Faku", a press conference was held on May 21, when Shenyang Faku won the title of "hometown of white crane in China".

At the press conference, the Secretary General of the Provincial Wildlife Protection Association, entrusted by the China Wildlife Protection Association, read out the award

Chinese PinYin : Bai He Lou