Shengwu tower

Shengwu tower

In Pinghe, there is a building called Shengwu building, which is the most exquisite one among the world heritage Fujian earth buildings. Shengwu tower is a key cultural relic protection unit of the state. After Jiaqing to Guangxu Five Dynasties, it was finally built, lasting for more than 100 years. There are 24 bays in the building. Stone carvings, wood carvings, clay sculptures and murals can be seen everywhere. There are 646 wood carvings, all of which are similar. They are scattered on screens, closets, doors and windows, and ladder hands. There are not only figures, flowers, and couplets, but also birds, animals, poems and paintings. They are suitable for both movement and stillness. They are called "wood carvings Museum" by experts. Because of this, Shengwu tower has won the favor of the global cultural heritage foundation and become the fourth project developed in China by the foundation after Lijiang ancient city in Yunnan, Pingyao ancient city in Shanxi and Foguang temple.

Construction time

It was built in the reign of emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty by Ye chuhou, a student of the 18th emperor of Luxi. From its foundation to its completion, it went through the Five Dynasties of Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu, lasting for more than 100 years.

Architectural structure and characteristics

building structure

The outer diameter of the building is 43.8 meters, the wall thickness is 1 meter, covering an area of 1056 square meters, and the building area is 1266 square meters. The building is divided into inner ring, outer double ring and inner ring with one floor. There are 72 bays in the building. Among them, the first and second floors are divided into 12 independent housing units with upper and lower bays and a patio respectively, and the third floor is a circular corridor with 24 bays, which belongs to the combination mode of unit housing and corridor Bay. This kind of space layout of the combination of unit type housing and corridor type Bay has both publicity and privacy, and has the best of both worlds. There are 24 bays in the building.

artistic characteristics

There are 24 bays in the building. Stone carvings, wood carvings, clay sculptures and murals can be seen everywhere. There are 646 wood carvings, all of which are similar. They are scattered on screens, closets, doors and windows, and ladder hands. There are not only figures, flowers, and couplets, but also birds, animals, poems and paintings. They are suitable for both movement and stillness. They are called "wood carvings Museum" by experts. Because of this, Shengwu tower has won the favor of the global cultural heritage foundation and become the fourth project developed in China by the foundation after Lijiang ancient city in Yunnan, Pingyao ancient city in Shanxi and Foguang temple. The most exquisite Tulou in Pinghe is Shengwu building. This Tulou in a remote town of Pinghe has won attention and praise for its more than 600 sculptures.

Woodcarving Museum

There are 24 bays in the building, with stone carvings, wood carvings, clay sculptures, murals, etc. everywhere. The building is magnificent and exquisite. Among them, there are 646 wood carvings, none of which are the same. They are scattered on screens, closets, doors and windows, and ladder hands. There are not only figures, flowers, and couplets, but also birds, animals, poems and paintings. They are suitable for both movement and stillness. They are called "wood carving Museum" by experts.

The stone beam on the lintel of the building's door has been broken, but the three big characters of the stone inscription "Shengwu tower" are inscribed by Ye chuhou, the building's owner himself, which is powerful and deep. Shengwu building was built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty (1798-1820). It was built by Ye chuhou, the 18th student of the Ye family in Luxi.

There are more than 600 exquisite sculptures in the building. It is said that ye chuhou, the owner of the building, invited more than ten stone, wood and clay carving masters from all over the world to make elaborate works, which took decades to build. The sculptures of Shengwu tower are of different styles, beautiful shape and extraordinary taste, showing a grand momentum. The sculpture of the tower is divided into stone, wood and clay sculpture. The stone carvings on the gate of the round building can be called a unique one. The exquisite composition, smooth carving lines and vivid relief of flowers and trees are all ingenious.

Tourism value

Pinghe Luxi is an old town surrounded by mountains. An ancient banyan tree stretches from one side of the river to the other. The canopy covers the whole bridge. There are a row of pork stalls on the bridge. Women are washing clothes under the bridge. There is a small temple at the end of the bridge. Women are worshiping together. The whole scene is full of strong town customs.

Less than two kilometers away from the town is a village called Jiaolu. Walking along the rural road by the river, there are many new brick buildings on both sides, which are colorful. From an old stone bridge to the other side of the river, there are a row of low houses and trees, where the rope tower stands quietly. From the outside, it seems that the building is not imposing, and even crude.

The stone beam on the lintel of the door has been broken, but the three characters in the stone inscription: the rope tower, which is powerful and powerful, still looks quite powerful. "Shengqizuwu" in the book of songs * Daya was published in the second dictionary of Shengwu, which means inheriting the achievements of ancestors.

The unique value and endless charm of the building lies in its exquisite interior decoration. Clay sculptures, stone carvings, wood carvings and murals are everywhere on the roof tiles, doors and windows, and walls. There are more than 600 wood carvings alone. There are not only figures, flowers and plants, couplets, but also birds and animals, and decorative objects. The combination of poetry and painting is suitable for both movement and stillness. It is called "wood carving Museum" by experts. It is said that in the early years, the people in the building did not know the value of these things. Some people even thought that they were too ugly to be seen because they were blackened by oil smoke, so they demolished them. One night, a thief came into the building, prized a door and window and sold it for a large sum of money. This figure has been spread among the people, forming various versions. Each version is astronomical. People in the building finally understand that any wooden plaque in the building is a valuable treasure when they get it outside. They began to pay attention to protection, fire prevention, theft prevention and theft prevention.

Address: Jiaolu village, Luxi Town, Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City

Longitude: 117.051892

Latitude: 24.480033

Tel: 0596-6673666

Ticket information: market price: 30.0 yuan

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