Xiaoquan relic pagoda

Xiaoquan relic pagoda

At the beginning of the great cause of Sui Dynasty, only the base of the pagoda was left. In the second year of Zhizheng reign of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1342), Zhao Wende, a native of Anxi Prefecture, made a vow to repair the pagoda until the seventh floor was finished, and the sixth floor was renewed by Zhao Wenli, which was completed in the 13th year of Zhizheng reign. In 1481 A.D., the Buddhist seal was replaced with a glazed pagoda, so it is also called "Longhu relic glazed pagoda". The pagoda was built on a two-story pedestal. It is a square brick Pagoda with dense eaves. There are copper bells hanging at the four corners of the eaves. There are spiral stairs inside the pagoda to reach the 11th floor. Large scale maintenance was carried out during the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Republic of China periods. In front of the pagoda is a sutra collection building built in the Qing Dynasty.

Historical evolution

Xiaoquan relic pagoda is the only existing brick pagoda of Yuan Dynasty in Sichuan Province. It is an important physical evidence to study the evolution process of Sichuan Brick pagoda. In 1991, Sichuan Provincial People's Government approved and announced it as a provincial cultural relics protection unit, and in 2013, it was upgraded to a national cultural relics protection unit. Sanxiao garden, with an area of more than 5000 square meters, is under construction. In the future, it will be built into a pocket people's park with the core of reflecting Xiaoquan's history and culture.

building structure

Jinglou was first built in Ming Dynasty, belonging to yanzuo temple. It has been repaired many times by later generations. The most recent repair was in Yihai (1935) of the Republic of China. It was repaired by Shi Nenghai and hanzang, former vice president of China Buddhist Association, Shi Changyuan, former chairman of Sichuan Buddhist Association, Shi Changle, retired from Baoguang temple, and Shi Faguang, abbot of Manjusri temple. There are inscriptions of Nenghai and others on the ridge of the beam on the top of the Sutra building.

There are two Sutra buildings, one on the left and one on the right. There was a sutra hall between them. There were eight flat forehead in the hall. On the left and right sides of the original Jinglou, there is the corridor Tongbao pagoda. After ten years of catastrophe, the Sutra building was greatly damaged. Almost half of the original calligraphy, painting and wood carvings on the wooden wall were gouged out. Today, the remaining 21 pieces are all in the brown language of Buddhism. Among them, Xie Wuliang's calligraphy and carvings are very precious. The building is under repair.

Sanxiao garden, located in the northeast of Xiaoquan Town, under the pagoda of Longhu relic, was newly built in 1988. The shape of the gate is basically similar to that of the former Jiangxiao temple, with three official characters of "Sanxiao garden" written on the banner, two couplets chanting the Xiaoshi of the Jiangjia family and the local customs of Xiaoquan on both sides, small colored clay sculptures on the lintel, red walls and green willows around, and the scenery is quiet.

When you enter the gate, you will see Jiang Gong hall. Inside the hall is a statue of "one gate and three filial piety", with An'an in the middle. On both sides are Jiang Shi and the pangs. In the right corridor are eight groups of colored clay sculptures with the theme of three filial piety stories. Later, in front of the corridor, there will be a large stone relief of "twenty four filial piety". On the left is the "Yongquan Yueli" pool. Beside the pool is the zanglongjing Pavilion (newly built in 1991), in which there is an antique clock. On the side of the pavilion is the "Hongyi Palace" tea garden, which is a good place for tourists to have a rest. It is also a good place for cultural entertainment of the elderly. There are rockeries and bonsai in the green willows around the lake, which are very elegant. (in 1990, a small stone tablet was unearthed when the tea garden was built, engraved with the word "Hongyi Palace", hence the name of the tea garden. The stone tablet is now set on the well Pavilion.).

After Jianggong hall is the Sutra building, which was built in Ming Dynasty and belongs to yanzuo temple. It has been repaired many times by later generations. The most recent repair was in Yihai (1935) of the Republic of China. It was repaired by Shi Nenghai and hanzang, former vice president of China Buddhist Association, Shi Changyuan, former chairman of Sichuan Buddhist Association, Shi Changle, retired from Baoguang temple, and Shi Faguang, abbot of Manjusri temple. There are inscriptions of Nenghai and others on the ridge of the beam on the top of the Sutra building. There are two Sutra buildings, one on the left and one on the right. There was a sutra hall between them. There were eight flat forehead in the hall. On the left and right sides of the original Jinglou, there is the corridor Tongbao pagoda. After ten years of catastrophe, the Sutra building was greatly damaged. Almost half of the original calligraphy, painting and wood carvings on the wooden wall were gouged out. Today, the remaining 21 pieces are all in the brown language of Buddhism. Among them, Xie Wuliang's calligraphy and carvings are very precious. The building is under repair.

Historical legend

In ancient times, there was an octagonal well in the northwest of the town. There were two carp leaping in the well, which could not be caught. It was the dragon, because the octagonal well was called the holy spring. Later, Jiang Shi, his wife Pang Sanchun and their son An'an were born in his hometown. The story of filial piety recorded in history "Yongquan leaping carp" connects "Shenquan" and "sanxiaozi". In the Han Dynasty, people built a tower more than 6 meters northeast of bajiaojing in memory of Shenquan and sanxiaozi. By the Sui Dynasty, only the base of the pagoda was left. At that time, Buddhism had been widely spread into Sichuan. Some monks built wooden pagodas on the original base, named "dragon protection relic pagoda". In the second year of Zhizheng reign of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty (1342), brothers Zhao Wende and Zhao Wenli from Anxi Prefecture paid for the renovation of the brick pagoda, which is called Longhu relic pagoda. The tower base is square, each side is 13.3 meters long, the tower body is 13 layers, and the height is about 30 meters. There are 5 layers in the tower, in each layer there are ventricles, and the outer wall of the ventricles is equipped with rotating pedals to reach the top layer.

Address: Xiaoquan Town, Jingyang District, Deyang City, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 104.28196183069

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