Baoyu pagoda

Baochu pagoda is an ancient Han architecture built in the period of Five Dynasties and ten states. It is located on Baoshi mountain, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is also known as Baoshu pagoda, Baoshi pagoda, Baosuo pagoda and Baosuo pagoda. According to the records, it was built in the second anniversary of the Five Dynasties. It was originally nine levels, but it was changed to seven levels when it was rebuilt in the Xianping period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It has been built many times in the past dynasties, and now the solid tower was repaired according to the original form of the ancient tower in 1933. In 1997, the damaged tower brake was replaced and repaired again. Since then, the pagoda has been in good condition.

Baochu pagoda, located on Baoshi mountain in the north line of Xihu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and then destroyed and built again and again. It was rebuilt in 1933 according to the original style after the late Ming Dynasty. The body of Baochu tower is octagonal brick structure, which is divided into seven layers. There is an iron cast tower top supported by a wooden base. There is a wooden ceiling on the top of the seventh floor of the pagoda, and there are thick logs from the top to support the top of the pagoda. The holes reserved for these logs are still clearly visible at the top of the conical tower. On top is a cast iron spire with five iron rings. The tower is huge and can't reach the top from the inside. If the spire is not included, the height of the tower is estimated to be 40 meters. The width of each side of the bottom layer of the tower is 2.65 meters. Except for the second to fifth floors, the outer wall of each floor is slightly smaller than the outer wall of the bottom layer.

Baoyu pagoda

Baochu pagoda is a traditional ancient building built in Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Located in Baoshi mountain, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, it is also known as Baoshu tower, Baoshi tower, Baosuo tower and Baosuo tower. According to the records, Wu Yanshuang began to build it in the second anniversary of the Five Dynasties (948-960), which was nine grades. During the Xianping period (998-1003) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the monk Yongbao Shishu, or "Baoshu" for short, was rebuilt in the 10th year of the Yuanyuan period and changed to grade 7. It has been built many times in the past dynasties, and now the solid tower was repaired according to the original form of the ancient tower in 1933. In 1997, the damaged tower brake was replaced and repaired again. Since then, the pagoda has been in good condition.

brief introduction

Ch ù tower, also known as Bao Shu (SH ū) tower, is located on the top of Baoshi mountain on the north edge of Hangzhou West Lake. It is also known as Bao 俶 tower, Baoshi tower, Baosuo tower and Baosuo tower.

It is generally believed that Baoju pagoda was first built more than 1000 years ago during the reign of qianju (948-960), King Zhongyi of Wu and Yue in the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Baochu pagoda was built by Wu Yanshuang during the reign of the king of Wu and Yue. It was of nine grades. It was destroyed and built many times during the reign of Yuan Yanyou (1314-1320) and Ming Jiajing (1522-1566). When the sky is clear, the pagoda supports the clouds, the splendor empties, and the seven treasures are exquisite enough to watch.

There is always a saying that Leifeng is like an old man and Baochu is like a beauty. It is the symbol of the West Lake.

It was once written that Baoshi mountain is 63 Zhang high, 13 Li on Monday. King Qian Wusu granted Baoshi mountain the birthday star, which was recorded by Luo Yin.

Its top is Baofeng, with a pagoda, a pagoda, and a pagoda.

It is rumored that this pagoda was built by my sister-in-law praying for my uncle's safety, so it is called "Baoshu pagoda", and it is also mistakenly called "Baosuo pagoda".

In ancient times, the pagoda underwent six renovations in the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1789, a remnant stele of Wu Yanshuang's pagoda was found under the pagoda. At that time, the pagoda had seven wooden eaves.

The present pagoda was rebuilt in 1933.

Baochu pagoda has been selected as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Architectural features

The pagoda pier base can be divided into two distinct parts: the Western or northwest edge of the pier base is directly chiseled from the rock, and the technique is rough. Sharp chisel marks can be clearly seen on the rock, especially on the surface of the pier base. In the northwest corner of the pier base, three steps leading to the top of the pier base were even carved on the rock.

The pier base of Baochu pagoda is about 65cm high. Its East, South and north sides are built up with rectangular granite blocks. These blocks are piled up with the ones directly chiseled out of the rocks in the West. They are connected in the south of the three steps and the west corner of the north, making the base of the old building and the pier base of the pagoda one. In an area defined by these two points and the foundation part of the pagoda, there is a slightly raised platform about 8 cm high inside the edge of the pier base. The outline of the raised platform is straight with the edge of the old pier base to form an uninterrupted curve.

They spread out along the curve of the edge, keeping a basically equal distance from each other. Two shallow holes can be seen clearly in an old photo taken by AI Shuhua, because the surface of the old pier base is dark brown, while the two shallow holes are white. The ground on the west side of the pagoda is just the same as the bottom of the three stone steps mentioned above, while on the east side of the pagoda, there are two stone steps from the bottom of the pier to the ground.

The body of Baochu tower is octagonal brick structure, which is divided into six layers, and there is an iron cast tower top supported by a wooden base. There is a wooden ceiling on the top of the seventh floor of the pagoda, and there are thick logs from the top to support the top of the pagoda. The holes reserved for these logs are still clearly visible at the top of the conical tower. On top is a cast iron spire with five iron rings. The tower is huge and can't reach the top from the inside. If the spire is not included, the height of the tower is estimated to be 40 meters. The width of each side of the bottom layer of the tower is 2.65 meters. Except for the second to fifth floors, the outer wall of each floor is slightly smaller than the outer wall of the bottom layer.

The origin of pagoda

Baochu pagoda is located on the top of Baoshi mountain. It was built at the beginning of the construction period. It is generally believed that it was built by Qian Liu, king of Wu and Yue. During the Xianping period (998-1003) of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was rebuilt to seven levels.

From the Yuan Dynasty (1314-1320) to the Ming Dynasty (Jiajing), the pagoda was destroyed and built many times. In the seventh year of Wanli (1579) of the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt as a seven storey Pavilion, which can be viewed from a high altitude.

In 1924, the tower was tilted and rebuilt as a solid brick tower with eight sides and seven levels. It is 45.3 meters high and 3.26 meters long at the bottom. The iron components of the tower are old objects of the Ming Dynasty.

In 1997, the decayed tower brake was replaced.

During the second anniversary of the Five Dynasties (948-960), Wu Yanshuang believed in Buddhism. At that time, he built a nine storey tower to house the relics of the Tang Dynasty monk Dongyang Shandao.

Shortly after the tower was built, in 960, when the Northern Song Dynasty was founded, Wu Yanshuang was removed from his post and exiled by Qian Gu, king of Wu and Yue, for committing "Treason" (according to the records of the history of Song Dynasty and the history of Wu and Yue).

Therefore, Wu Yanshuang did not give the pagoda a formal name, so it was called "pagoda" by the people, and later it was called "gem pagoda" because of the mountain.

During the Xianping period of the Northern Song Dynasty (998-1003), Yongbao monk, who was honored as "martial uncle", suffered from diseases in both eyes. The pagoda was rebuilt in the 10th year of Yuanyuan. People felt its spirit and changed it to "Baoshu pagoda" (according to the records of Xianchun Lin'an annals).

After the song, yuan, Ming Dynasty has been known as "Bao Shu tower.".

As the name of "Baoshu pagoda" has been used for a long time, people have created a legend that "sister song built a pagoda to protect my uncle".

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, some scholars and scholars felt disrespectful about it. The spirit of Taoism led them to launch a "name rectification movement" and compile a new story of "Wu Yanshuang praying for the king to build a pagoda safely".

Because of the great influence of the literati, the story of "Wu Yanshuang's construction of the pagoda" spread widely, and the name of the pagoda became known.

Today, it is called Baochu pagoda mainly according to the inscriptions on the pagoda.

The inscription bears the name of "Baochu pagoda" when it was rebuilt in 1933.

In 1933, Zhao Zhiyou, the mayor of Hangzhou, and Cheng Xueluan, a native of Hangzhou, started to rebuild the old pagoda, which cost 23000 yuan.

Construction started on March 1 of that year and completed on June 30. The pagoda is a solid brick Pagoda with eight sides and seven levels, with a height of 45.3 meters. The back of the pagoda is inlaid with a stele of "rebuilding the pagoda". The iron of the pagoda is black, and it is composed of a treasure vase and a phase wheel.

In 1996, Hangzhou cultural relics protection department found that the decayed casting of the tower brake on the top of the tower fell from time to time, which seriously threatened the safety of tourists. On January 1, 1997, Hangzhou Yuanwen bureau began to carry out the erection survey. It was found that the phase wheel of multiple tower brakes had been broken and damaged due to poor casting. Therefore, the maintenance plan of replacing tower brakes was put forward.

The whole maintenance project was completed on April 22, 1997. It cost more than 890 labor and about 270000 yuan.

Related people

Qian Chu (929-988), King Zhongyi of Wu and Yue, reigned from 948 to 978.

Qian Chu, whose initial name was hongchu, was named Wende, Qian Miao sun, the ninth son of Qian Yuanyu. He was the last king of Wu and Yue in the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. In Kaiyuan of later Jin Dynasty, he was the governor of Taizhou, and Hu Jinzhong made him the king of Wu and Yue.

Song Taizu pacified the south of the Yangtze River. He made great contributions by sending troops to the south of the Yangtze River. After entering the dynasty, he was still the king of Wu and Yue.

In the third year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the state (978 A.D.), the land of the thirteen prefectures in Zhejiang Province, which were offered to the Song Dynasty, belonged to the Song Dynasty.

Wu Yanshuang, Qian Honghe's uncle and Minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty. He was in Hangzhou on the second anniversary

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