Gelejin tower

Jielejin pagoda, known as "Guangmu Hemao" in Dai language, means the pagoda in Mazu, Bazi. It is 5km northeast of Ruili City, Yunnan Province. It is the oldest Buddhist building and activity site in Ruili.

Jiele pagoda Jiele pagoda was built in the 17th century. It is a group of 17 pagodas. The body of the pagoda is covered with gold tiles. Except for the main pagoda, there are 16 small pagodas around it. The body of the pagoda is coated with gold powder, which is magnificent and magnificent. The base of the tower is made of rectangular bluestone. The tower group is of steel-concrete structure. The main tower is 39.5 meters high. The body of the tower is octagonal, cone-shaped, and covered with gold tiles. The top Pavilion is equipped with precious umbrellas and weathervanes made of aluminum carbide, and is tied with hundreds of wind bells. The pagoda is the belief center around it. Whenever there is a Buddhist event, the Dai people in the surrounding villages and even Myanmar will gather here to worship Buddha barefoot.

Gelejin tower

Jielejin pagoda, known as "Guangmu Hemao" in Dai language, means the pagoda in Mazu, Bazi. It is 5km northeast of Ruili City, Yunnan Province. It is the oldest Buddhist building, Buddhist activity site and tourist attraction in Ruili.

geographical environment

Ruili is a city in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture. It is famous for its beauty and wealth. Ruili is called "lemao" in ancient times, which means "Emerald Green Dam covered by vast clouds". It borders Myanmar on three sides. Ruili River is like a glittering jade ribbon, Longchuan River is like a golden ribbon, and Ruili dam is wrapped with emerald from east to west, which makes it more beautiful. In this beautiful border town, there is a famous gold pagoda at home and abroad, jieleda gold pagoda. The Dai people call it "Guangmu Hemao". Guangmu (that is, the pagoda), which means "Ruili City's first pagoda", also called "Golden Lion pagoda". One pagoda has two names, which shows that people love it.

Jielejin pagoda, known as "Guangmu Hemao" in Dai language, means the pagoda at Matou, Bazi. It is kilometers northeast of Ruili City, Yunnan Province. It is the oldest Buddhist building, Buddhist activity site and tourist attraction in Ruili. According to legend, a long time ago, when the moon stars sparse night, at the foundation of the gold pagoda, the ground will shine, extremely beautiful, people panic. When they dig out the relics, they know that they are relics left by the Buddha. So the Buddhists raise money to build a tower and a temple beside them to show their worship. Since then, jielejinta has been burning incense every day. Mengmao chieftain also did the annual Buddhist service in the pagoda and passed it down from generation to generation.

The old tower is built of adobe. The main tower is more than 10 meters high, surrounded by several small towers. Later, after being presided over by the acting chieftain, they were constantly renovated and decorated. During the period of the Republic of China, the main tower with a height of more than 10 meters went straight into the sky, and its outer ring was lined with seven small towers. The outer surface was coated with gold powder, and the crown of the main tower was pasted with gold and platinum. The tower is surrounded by a circle of stone railings, surrounded by stone lion statues. The ancient trees around the pagoda are towering, which is admired by all who see them. However, in 1969, the century old pagoda was destroyed. So the new tower was built again in 981, which lasted for several years and reproduced the original appearance of the old tower. The new tower is made of brick and earth. The main tower is more than 10 meters higher than the old one. The outer towers are gradually smaller in turn. The top of the main and attached towers are covered with gold and platinum. When the breeze passes, the wind bells are jingling, which is fascinating. After the restoration of jielejin tower, Buddhists hold Buddhist ceremonies here every year before the water splashing Festival. Buddhists, monks and nuns at home and abroad went to preach Buddhist scriptures. Jielejin pagoda has restored the appearance of the former Buddhist holy land. Today, the pagoda is still one of the most famous pagodas in Southeast Asia.

Development history

Jiele pagoda is 5km away from Ruili county. On the hill next to Jiele village, Jiele Township, there is a magnificent pagoda. Looking from afar, the top of the pagoda stands towering, straight into the sky. It is Jiele pagoda. It is said that this pagoda was built 2500 years ago when King zhaowuding of mengmao was in power. It is the oldest Buddhist building in Ruili. According to legend, a long time ago, at the foundation of the gold pagoda, when the moon was bright and the stars were rare, the ground would shine, colorful and extremely beautiful, which surprised the world. A stubborn look reveals that it is a relic left by the Buddha. So the Buddhists raised money to build a pagoda in the place where the remains were found, and a Tibetan temple beside it to show their worship. Since then, jielejinta has been fragrant every day, with fresh flowers and green leaves. Mengmao chieftain also held an annual Buddhist ceremony in the pagoda and passed it down from generation to generation. At the beginning of its construction, the tower was built of adobe. The main tower is more than 10 meters high, surrounded by several small towers. Later, after being presided over by the acting chieftain, they were constantly renovated and decorated. During the period of the Republic of China, the main tower was more than 10 meters high, and there were 17 small towers in the outer ring. The outer surface was coated with gold powder, and the crown of the main tower was pasted with gold foil. There is a circle of stone fence around the base of the tower, and there are stone lion statues around it. The ancient trees around the tower are towering, which are admired by all who see them. However, in 1969, the century old stone pagoda was destroyed.

After ten years of vicissitudes, the new tower was rebuilt in 1981. It took several years to reproduce the original appearance of the tower on the original base. The new tower is of brick soil structure. The main tower is more than 10 meters higher than the old tower. There are 16 small towers around it, which gradually become smaller. The top of the main and auxiliary towers are crowned with gold foil canopy. When the breeze passes, the wind bells are jingling. After the restoration of jielejin pagoda, Buddhists hold a Buddhist ceremony here every year before the water splashing Festival. Buddhists, monks and nuns at home and abroad went to preach Buddhist scriptures. Jielejin pagoda has regained its former reputation as a Buddhist holy land.

Before 1950, jieleta was a masonry structure, and then a masonry steel-concrete structure with ceramic tiles. The first layer of the tower is in the shape of stone drum, the second layer is in the shape of stone bell, and above it are five to twelve layers of facies wheel. The Tasha is composed of a lotus pedestal vase. Tower crown is a metal umbrella and wind vane. The pagoda can be built together with the Buddhist temple or separately. In 1966, it was designated as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

The time of the construction of jieleta is no longer available, and the historiography circle has no detailed research on Prince sumara. In October 1980, when the ruins of the pagoda were cleaned up, an alloy silver rubbings, 4.5cm wide and 54.5cm long, were unearthed. On the rubbings were engraved with the words "the pagoda was rebuilt in the year 2300 of the Buddhist calendar (1756)". Due to earthquake and storm, the tower was repaired five times in 1803, 1804, 1860, 1893 and the early Republic of China. It was destroyed in 1966. It was rebuilt from 1981 to 1986. The new tower foundation is basically built according to the original tower, and it is a steel-concrete structure. The diameter of the round tower base is 30 meters; the height of the main tower is 39.5 meters, and the tower body is covered with gold tiles; it is surrounded by 4 Towers 2, 4 Towers 3 and 8 towers 4, and the tower body is coated with gold powder; both the tower base and the main tower base are whitewashed with lime slurry; the tower crown is made of electrochemical aluminum into umbrellas and wind vanes. It is not only the top of Dehong pagoda architecture, but also one of the famous pagodas in Southeast Asia.

legend

According to the Dai language history book "mihuo" (history of Golden Bear or history of jieleta), "one night during the reign of Prince sutagongmara, the prince found Jiele Hill glowing. The next day, he sent someone to look for seven kinds of bones, including bear, sparrow, wild duck, ox and human. It is said that Sakyamuni reincarnated 550 times when he reincarnated, when he was sparrow, wild duck, ox and bear Once lived in Jiele, so people call this tower "Golden Bear tower". In addition, there is a more vivid Folklore: in ancient times, the tribal chiefs of mengmaoba fought from time to time to seize land and water. One year, just as the two sides were fighting like a river of blood, exhausted and hard to win or lose, an eminent monk came from the south. He invited two chiefs to come to Jiele's hill to discuss peace. He took out two bamboo tubes of different thickness but of average height, painted red and black respectively, and stood on the ground. Pointing to the shadow of the bamboo tube in the sun, he said with deep emotion: "although these two bamboo tubes are different But the shadow of its two sides is generally high. " The two chiefs thought for a while and understood the monk's mind. So they drank blood and wine and made peace. From then on, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful. To commemorate the successful peace talks, tribesmen who turned enemies into friends built the first Buddhist pagoda here.

Main attractions

Jiele pagoda Jiele pagoda was built in the 17th century. It is a group of 17 pagodas. The body of the pagoda is covered with gold tiles. Except for the main pagoda, there are 16 small pagodas around it. The body of the pagoda is coated with gold powder, which is magnificent and magnificent. The base of the tower is made of rectangular bluestone. The tower group is of steel-concrete structure. The main tower is 39.5 meters high. The body of the tower is octagonal, cone-shaped, and covered with gold tiles. The top Pavilion is equipped with precious umbrellas and weathervanes made of aluminum carbide, and is tied with hundreds of wind bells. From afar, the golden Pagoda with bright eyes is hidden among the big green trees. The breeze blows and the bell rings are melodious, reflecting the unique architectural conception and artistic achievements of Dai craftsmen hundreds of years ago. This pagoda is one of the famous pagodas in Southeast Asia, with a Buddhist temple beside it. Every year in the water splashing Festival, a three-day Buddhist meeting is held, which is very lively.

Tourism information

traffic

Bus: there is no direct bus in the urban area, you can take the tourist bus to the scenic spot.

Self driving: start from Dali Railway Station 1. Turn east and go to Dianyuan road for 93 meters 2. Turn left at Dianyuan road for 1.8 kilometers 3. Turn left at Nanhuan road for 9 meters 4. Turn right at Dianyuan road for 6 meters 5. Turn left at intersection 1 and go to Nanhuan road for 1.8 kilometers 6. Turn left at the entrance of Chuda expressway for 9 meters 7. Take the left ramp and go to the entrance of Chuda expressway for 43 meters 8 On ramp, go to the part of Chuda expressway toll section 300m 9. Turn right at Chuda expressway toll section 21.8

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