Rope pagoda

The rope pagoda is located in the east of rope pagoda street, Xihu District, Nanchang city. It was originally built in the Tang Dynasty (904-907 AD). It is said that before the construction of the pagoda, the only monk dug an iron letter with four turns of gold rope, three ancient Swords (engraved with the words "driving wind", "zhenhuo" and "descending Jiao") and a gold bottle, which contained 300 pieces of relic It got its name.

Shengjin pagoda is a typical brick and wood pavilion type Pagoda in the south of the Yangtze River. It is 50.86 meters high. It has seven floors and eight sides (seven bright and eight dark) with eight internal and external shapes. Its Zhulan green tiles, mojiaojing wall and Jianjin gourd shaped top have strong religious color, elegant cornice and hanging copper bells (according to the process of making ancient chimes, the wind bells are recast with seven layers and seven tones). The copper top of gourd is shining with gold, the whole body is covered with red bars and green tiles, and the ink corner is clean. Each floor of the tower is equipped with four true door openings and four false door openings. The true and false door openings of each floor are staggered from top to bottom, and the form of the door openings of each floor is also different. Rope pagoda is simple and beautiful, with the typical artistic style of Jiangnan architecture. It has a history of more than 1100 years since it was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is the carrier of historical information and the crystallization of the wisdom of generations of working people. Rope pagoda is known as "water and fire both economy, sitting in the town of the river" said.

Rope pagoda

The rope pagoda is located in the east of rope pagoda street, Xihu District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It was originally built in the Tang Dynasty (904-907 AD). It is said that before the construction of the pagoda, the only monk dug an iron letter with four turns of gold rope, three ancient Swords (engraved with the words "driving wind", "zhenhuo" and "descending Jiao") and a Gold Vase, containing 300 pieces of relic and rope So the pagoda got its name.

Rope pagoda is simple and beautiful, with the typical artistic style of Jiangnan architecture in China. It has a history of more than 1100 years since it was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is the carrier of historical information and the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese working people. Rope pagoda is known as "water and fire both economy, sitting in the town of the river city", is the treasure of Nanchang people.

In October 2016, it won the title of "commercial street with Chinese characteristics".

Construction history

The rope gold pagoda has experienced many vicissitudes and has been destroyed many times. According to historical records, the rope pagoda has been rebuilt many times in history.

The first reconstruction was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang fought against Nanchang and the rope pagoda was destroyed in the flames of war. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt in the first year of Hongwu (1368).

The second reconstruction was carried out in 1713 A.D. in the 52nd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt under the leadership of governor Tong GuoZhe. In 1708, the pagoda was rebuilt in 1952 and then repaired several times. This tower was built in 1868. The tower is of brick and wood structure, with seven floors and eight sides, 59 meters high and 33.6 meters in circumference. Each floor has cornices, eight sides have doors leading to cornices, and there are stairs in the tower. The tower is the tallest classical building in Nanchang city. You can get a bird's-eye view of the city from the top of the tower. After that, the tower was rebuilt many times in 1739, 1755, 1822 and 1868. In 1886, the tower was struck by lightning, and some of its essential structures were burned. After the disaster in the 1960s, only the brick tower and the gourd shaped tower were left.

In 1985, the State Administration of cultural relics and the provincial and municipal people's governments funded the restoration of the rope pagoda. After maintenance in 1989, after more than ten years, the natural damage is relatively serious. Because the wood was not treated with anti-corrosion treatment at that time, the wood members were corroded by rain and humidity, some were eaten by insects and ants, the gold-plated copper skin (Tasha) was rusted, the paint was mottled and fell off, and the bricks and stones were weathered.

In June 2000, with the concern and attention of the leaders of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, and with the financial support from all walks of life, the rope pagoda regained its vitality.

After the renovation of the rope Pagoda in 2014, the West Street of the ancient pagoda revives the memory of the old Nanchang. While retaining six residential buildings, the original commercial shops on the first and second floors adopt the renovation method of one floor retreating and two floors expanding, and the lower two floors standardize the business form through the form of rent back. In the introduction of snacks from all over the country at the same time, Nanchang characteristics snacks. In terms of format layout, 31 commercial tenants have been selected successfully. The whole block is divided into five parts: A, B, C, D and E. Among them, area B is a time-honored brand area in China, which is dominated by local time-honored brand enterprises and takes into account national well-known time-honored brands.

Architectural pattern

The suojin pagoda is a typical brick and wood pavilion type Pagoda in Jiangnan of China. It is 50.86 meters high. It has seven floors and eight sides (seven bright and eight dark) with eight shapes inside and outside. Its Zhulan green tile, mojiaojing wall and Jianjin gourd shaped top have strong religious color, elegant cornice and hanging copper bells (according to the process of making ancient chimes, the wind bells are recast with seven layers and seven tones). The copper top of gourd is shining with gold, the whole body is covered with red bars and green tiles, and the ink corner is clean.

Each floor of the tower is equipped with four true door openings and four false door openings. The true and false door openings of each floor are staggered from top to bottom, and the form of the door openings of each floor is also different. The first floor is the moon gate; the second and third floors are the Ruyi gate; the fourth to seventh floors are the flame gate. It is rare that three kinds of arches are integrated into one tower. It is the carrier of historical information and the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient Chinese working people.

Tasha is 3 meters high, with a maximum diameter of 1.75 meters. It is made of camphor wood frame inside and nailed with 2-3 mm thick gold-plated copper skin outside. In 1988, when the pagoda was repaired and dismantled, it was found that the pagoda was made in the sixth year of Tongzhi, and the tower was rebuilt from July of the seventh year of Tongzhi to the winter of the eighth year of tongzhi (see Liu Kun's record of rebuilding the rope pagoda). It can be seen that before the construction, careful consideration and design were given to the tower and brake. The size ratio of each part of the tower and brake is symmetrical, and the lines are soft and smooth. In many pagodas in Jiangnan, such a pattern is rare.

The foundation of the tower is xumizuo (the foundation is only 60cm deep). After nearly 300 years, there has been no serious subsidence or inclination, which is quite different from our modern architectural foundation treatment. The rope gold pagoda's inner revolving ladder goes straight to the top of the pagoda. It looks directly at the road thousands of miles away from the lake and mountain. It is the only high-rise ancient building in our city. It shows the wisdom and superb architectural skills of the ancient Chinese working people.

The rope pagoda has many layers, such as "the cornice is tilted, the copper bell is hung high", "the shadow of the double trees is back to the evening of the plain, and a hundred bells are ringing through the cold river" (Ming and Wu Guolun chant the rope pagoda poem). The wind chimes of the rope pagoda have a scale on each floor, with seven notes on each floor. The breeze blows, which is pleasant to the ear.

The underground palace is a kind of architectural facilities under the tower foundation. In 1988, during the process of repairing the rope pagoda, a number of precious cultural relics (now in the thousand Buddha Temple of rope pagoda) were found in other palaces and pagodas. There is an old saying: "the rattan is broken, the gourd is cut, and the tower is broken.". "Teng" and "Teng" refer to Tengwang Pavilion; "Hulu" is a treasure; "tower" refers to rope pagoda; "collapse" means collapse; "Yuzhang" means Nanchang. This ancient ballad means that if Tengwang Pavilion and Shengjin pagoda fall down, the talents and treasures in Yuzhang city will be lost, and the city will lose its prosperity.

Anecdotes and allusions

Rope donation

According to legend, Nanchang was a water town in ancient times. It is known as "the land of wooden rafts". There are often three disasters of wind, water and fire caused by jiaolongjing, which are called "three evils". Countless people have been killed by the three evils. At that time, in order to appease the people, Liu Taishou, the herdsman of Yuzhang County, opened a warehouse to relieve the disaster. Stick up the list to recruit talents and deal with the three evils.

But there is an old man outside the gate of Jinxian. His surname is Jin and his name is niugen. He is intelligent, has a little knowledge of literature and ink, and knows some geomantic omen. To rub cattle rope for a living, the only son was killed in the fire 40 years ago. Old man Jin vowed to eliminate the three evils and benefit his descendants. He rubbed the rope and studied the knowledge of astronomy and geography. In three years, I went to Qimen, Jiuzhou and eighteen slopes, three streets, six markets and all lanes, and investigated the topography of Sanhu and Jiujin. The geographical map and flood control map of Yuzhang are drawn, but a suitable method of pest control is still not found.

One day, an eminent monk of jinniugenmeng knocked three times on his vegetable field with his Zen stick and said, "when I enter the gate of the sage, my Buddha's place is very important. With both water and fire, I sit in Jiangcheng. If I build a tower here, I will always be safe." The old man immediately dug three feet to get an iron letter with four turns of gold rope; three ancient swords, each with two words engraved on its handle: "driving wind", "calming fire" and "descending Jiao"; three hundred gold vase relics; and a bamboo slip with 20 words inscribed on it: "one tower in Hongzhou, never drifting for a thousand years. The gold rope is linked to the earth's veins, and there will be no worries for ten thousand years. "

The next day, old man Jin announced his proposal, and the prefect ordered people to break the ground to build the tower. After three years, a seven story pagoda and a temple under the pagoda, which is 17 feet high and 10 feet around, have been built. The four gold ropes stretched under the base of the pagoda to the East, West, South and north to lock the veins of the earth; the three swords hung high on the hall of fahua; the gold bottle with a net weight of sixty-two and the four taels of gold donated by the old man Jin were plated on the top of the pagoda; the three hundred pearls were inlaid on the Buddha platform. Because old man Jin rubbed the rope to donate money and dug the ground to find the gold bottle and rope, it was named "rope pagoda".

A gilded plaque of "Yongzhen Jiangcheng" is hanging on the main entrance archway. Looking inside, you can see a large book on the first floor of the gold pagoda and a couplet: "Pearl floating in the night, Golden Buddha in the sky."

Chinese PinYin : Sheng Jin Ta