White Tower Park

White Tower Park

Hangzhou Baita Park

Hangzhou Baita park is a demonstration of the cultural heritage of the West Lake, the endpoint of the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal, and the starting station of the first railway in Hangzhou 108 years ago.

The park was officially opened on May 1, 2014. It is located on old Fuxing Road, adjacent to Qiantang River. Baita park is very large, with a total area of 78.4 hectares. It is still under construction. Tomorrow, only the first phase of the completed project, about 17 hectares, will be opened, accounting for 20% of the whole park, including three parks, Baita Park, Hangjiang Park and Daqiao park.

Main attractions

The white tower, the core of the park, is far away from the Liuhe tower. The white tower has nine floors, about 15 meters high. It is an octagonal pavilion style tower building, which is divided layer by layer,

The proportion is moderate, the eaves are far-reaching, the warping is slow, and the veranda is beautiful and straight. The tower base is carved with mountain peaks, waves and other decorations, symbolizing "nine mountains and eight seas", on which there is xumizuo. Sutras are carved on the waist of xumizuo, which are divided into nine layers. Each layer is composed of three parts: the tower body, the eaves and the seat. The tower body is embossed with stories of Buddha, Bodhisattva and Sutra changes. The characters are vivid and vivid.

Historical evolution

In 1930, Mr. Liang Sicheng, a famous architect, came to Hangzhou with his wife Lin Huiyin to survey and survey the White Pagoda and found the genetic code of Wu Yue architecture in the Five Dynasties. In 1937, Liang Sicheng wrote the article Zhakou White Pagoda and Lingyin Temple double stone pagoda, which is the earliest research on the White Pagoda: "such a building entity is mutually confirmed with song Lijie's" construction method " Even compared with Tang Dynasty in Japan Get the architectural features of the Five Dynasties in the South and the ancient system of Chinese architecture embodied in the White Pagoda.... "

At that time, Liang Sicheng carefully observed the small stone columns on each floor of the white tower. They were cylindrical, gradually tightened at both ends, and slightly larger in diameter in the middle. This kind of construction method of stone columns was almost invisible in the existing buildings since Wu and Yue dynasties.

Due south, due north, due east and due west of the white pagoda are carved with small stone gates, while southeast, southwest, northwest and northeast are carved with Buddha statues. The style of Zhakou white pagoda is almost the same as that of Lingyin twin pagodas. "Compared with the twin pagodas, there is no doubt that the White Pagoda belongs to the same era, and even the same craftsman's hand is possible." it is highly praised as "the classic work of this kind of stone pagoda in the South and even the whole country from the late Tang and Five Dynasties to the early Song Dynasty". It is the most exquisite, real and typical of the existing wooden pagoda buildings in the late Wu and Yue dynasties One of the best.

In 1998, hundreds of experts began to study and protect the white pagoda. On May 1, 2014, white tower was officially opened to the public with the opening of White Tower Park. The protection of the Baita Tasha (the metal component on the top of the tower) has been basically completed, and the protection of the Baita body is being entrusted to Nanjing Museum, which is still in progress.

At the foot of the white pagoda is the square of "Di Jing of the Southern Song Dynasty". There are eight stone maps, one by one corresponding to the upper eight prefectures of the Southern Song Dynasty. The outline and location of the square refer to the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the relationship among mountains, cities, rivers and roads of the Southern Song Dynasty is engraved. If you are interested, you can find your hometown in Dijing square and see which government you come from.

On the Dijing square, a group of sculptures, called "encounter", seem to be passed by ancient people, telling about the prosperity of that year.

The white tower exhibition room, located under the tower, tells a vivid and complete story of the white tower. In addition, the room displays the remains of the Tasha (cultural relics), the 1:10 miniature model of the white tower, and the panoramic 3D scanning film of the white tower.

In 1906, Jiangshu railway was started. This is not only Hangzhou, but also the first railway in Zhejiang. The railway was opened to traffic in 1907. Along the old city wall of Hangzhou at that time, five stations were set up from south to north, namely Zhakou, Nanxing, Qingtai, Genshan and Gongchen. Zhakou station, the starting station at the south end, is located in the present Baita park.

With the opening of Baita Park, the railway has become a walking path. In Baita Park, there are also two trains. One is a steam locomotive (locomotive) displayed in the park to restore the style of Zhakou station, which can only be used for appreciation. The other sightseeing train is also a steam train. You can buy a ticket to take it. The ticket price is 10 yuan per person, which is divided into morning and afternoon. The small train starts from the West platform to the East, and takes a panoramic view of the whole park to the white tower. Tourists take a round trip in the park for about 20 minutes.

The storage yard of Zhakou railway station has also been preserved. The landmark building is the gantry crane, which is used to lift goods in the storage yard. Now, one of the gantry cranes has been replaced with a new blue and gray one, which has been transformed into a good place for climbing and looking at the scenery. Climb along the steps to the highest place. On the west, you can see the grand Qiantang River Bridge and Liuhe tower; on the East, you can see the white tower.

The steel gantry crane is also equipped with a box, which is a cool river view cafe.

Address: intersection of West Baita Road, Pishi Street

Longitude: 120.62466

Latitude: 31.31755

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