Three yuan tower

Three yuan tower

Deqing Sanyuan tower is located on the beautiful Baisha mountain in the southeast of Decheng. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province. It was built in the 27th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1599) and has a history of more than 400 years. Now it is famous for its reputation of "only new but not old". In addition, there are Sanyuan pagodas in Neijiang of Leizhou.

Introduction to cultural relics

Sanyuan tower "Sanyuan" is the number one scholar, Huiyuan, Jieyuan and originated from people

We are looking forward to talents, praying for the good wishes of the number one scholar, the number one scholar and Tanhua. Climbing the tower means that the number one scholar will be promoted step by step in high school.

Sanyuan tower is located on the beautiful Baisha mountain, 3km east of Decheng town. It was built in the 27th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1599 AD). It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province. He was originally a native of the state, praying for the first place in the imperial examination at all levels, and got the name of "three yuan" in the list. The tower is octagonal in plane and 53 meters high. It is a pavilion style brick room tower with nine floors outside and seventeen floors inside. The wall of the chamber is 3 meters thick. The geometry of the Bi'An is beautiful. Through the wall around the flat seat structure. The foundation is made of red sandstone and granite. Eaves beams, corner columns and door sides are red and white. Each side of xumizuo is engraved with relief patterns, and the corners are decorated with different look of tuotalis. It is said that when the pagoda was decorated, the craftsmen used precious silver and vermilion mortar instead of ordinary vermilion mortar according to the strict requirement of "new but not old". Therefore, after 400 years of wind, rain and lightning, it is still as bright as ever and has the reputation of "only new but not old".

Origin of development

In the 27th year of Wanli (1599) of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Youyan, governor of the state, advocated the construction of the three yuan pagoda to satisfy the people's wish for a golden title in the imperial examination system. This "three yuan" refers to the first place in the imperial examination at that time, that is, the number one, Huiyuan and Jieyuan. However, after the Qing Dynasty, this "three yuan" has evolved into a special reference to a top three in the palace examination, namely, the number one scholar, the number one scholar and the number one explorer. Since the completion of Sanyuan tower, many students from nearby have come to the tower to look far away and pray for academic progress.

Sanyuan pagoda has a history of more than 400 years. Its architectural structure is unique. It is a pavilion style brick Pagoda with a flat seat. It is octagonal in plane, nine stories in appearance and seventeen stories in interior. The tower is about 58 meters high and 3.8 meters thick. It is made of green bricks. The base of the tower is made of red sandstone and granite. There is a stone sculpture tuotalis in each of the eight directions at the foot of the tower, with different expressions. The geometric lines in the tower are accurate and symmetrical.

Architectural features

Strange: after more than 400 years of wind and rain, the color is as bright as new, the body of "gold" is not old, and the body of the tower is decorated with silver beads and ashes. Therefore, it has the reputation of "only new but not old". It is one of the four famous pagodas in China.

Special: the special feature of the pagoda is that it skillfully uses the theory of yin and Yang, the orientation of eight trigrams and the mathematical theory of five elements in the book of changes. And Yin and Yang in one, melt five elements in it, combine the theory of yin and Yang.

Wonderful: each octagonal pagoda has a lifelike look of "tuotalis" who work together to support the pagoda, implying unity; the two Guijiao shaped openings on the first floor are in line with the three mountains across the river.

Yuan: Sanyuan tower is also known as "only new but not old" tower, "evergreen tower" and "eternal tower". Li Gang, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, was once associated with the Sanyuan pagoda. He left his Ci poem hengcui Pavilion when he passed by the pagoda, and Su Dongpo also left his trace.

New but not old

The reason why Sanyuan pagoda is "only new but not old" -- when Shen Youyan proposed to build Sanyuan Pagoda in Baisha mountain, everyone thought it was a good thing, so the rich gave money and made great efforts. But there was a rich man who believed in Buddhism and liked quietness. One day when the villagers came to his house and urged him to pay, he was meditating and chanting scriptures. In order to get rid of the villagers as soon as possible so that he could calm down and recite the Scriptures, the rich man said, "if the Sanyuan pagoda is to be built to" only new, not old ", then he will pay all the expenses." Later, after the completion of the Sanyuan pagoda, the craftsmen changed the traditional way of using the clay and vermilion mortar to use the precious silver and vermilion mortar. In this way, a total of 999 Jin and 92 taels of silver ink are used. Silver ink itself is a mineral pigment which is insoluble in water and is easier to oxidize in the air, so it can withstand the wind and rain, the sun and rain without fading. Therefore, although Sanyuan tower has experienced more than 400 years of wind and rain erosion since its completion, it is still as bright as new and shining today, so it enjoys the reputation of "only new but not old". This is also the reason why Sanyuan pagoda is listed as one of the "four unique ancient pagodas" in China. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xijiang River by climbing the tower.

Surrounding landscape

To the east of the tower is hengcui Pavilion. In front of the pavilion stands a stone statue of Li Gang, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. Li Gang was loyal and patriotic all his life. At that time, Jin soldiers went south to invade the Central Plains. Li Gang fought against the Jin Dynasty, but because he was born at a bad time, a traitor was in charge, and a villain was successful, and song Gaozong and song qinzong had no ambition, so Li Gang was excluded and framed in the imperial court, and was demoted to Hainan Island as a county magistrate. On the way to Hainan Island, Li Gang went down the Xijiang River and passed through Deqing, where he saw the beautiful scenery and the boundless scenery So he ascended the Baisha mountain and improvised Fu, which left the title chant of hengcui Pavilion, the Lord spared the fiefdoms and the picture of emperor Qidi. Zhaoqing is connected by rivers and mountains, Cangwu is connected by clouds and things. The south pole is beautiful, and Yumo is excellent. The people of the state are proud of their wishes, and the founding of the state reflects Panyu. Surrounded by the great river, the layers love green and floating. God Fu Ren gas, scenery crown Nanzhou. It's a steaming day and a stormy autumn. When you climb on the mountain, you can't see it very well. He reposes his concern for the country and the people and his love for the motherland. In memory of Li Gang, later generations built a stone statue of him on the mountain and engraved a monument with his poems, so that tourists can trace the relics of his predecessors and remember them as much as possible.

Features of scenic spots

One is "only new but not old"; the other is that it is a geomantic treasure land. The orientation of the tower is from north to south. You can see from the middle of the tower. In front of the tower is the triple mountains of Yunan, which are higher than each other, implying that "three yuan use the third, rise step by step". The front of the tower is Xijiang River, and the back is mountain, so it is close to mountain and water. Look at the mountain behind you. It's in the middle of the mountain. It's full of a chair beside it. The Fengshui pattern here is "sitting in the chair, rising step by step"; the third is that the architectural form of the tower is designed and built according to the theory of yin and Yang and the five elements in the book of changes. Look at the eight diagrams. Half Yin, half Yang, there is Yang in Yin, and there is Yin in Yang. The balance of yin and Yang is healthy. According to the principle of traditional Chinese medicine, diseases in human body are caused by imbalance and imbalance of yin and Yang. So the central point of the first floor of our tower is the core of the eight trigrams. There is a well-balanced aura inside. We should go around the tower, then go up from the number one ladder. After walking into the middle, we will stop for a while to let the balance aura inside adjust our body's balance to make everyone healthy. Then we can walk to the right hand and turn to the west gate to climb the tower.

Address: Liyushan, Jingwei Township, Jiangdong Town, Chao'an county, Chaozhou City

Longitude: 116.689997

Latitude: 23.581237

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