1 Shaanxi Hong Fei Building
Hongfei Tower is located in Guangsheng Temple on the top of the mountain in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. Reconstruction from the tenth year of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty to the sixth year of Jiajing (15 15 ~ 1527). It is a brick tower with thirteen octagonal floors and a total height of 47 meters. The outline is compressed layer by layer from bottom to top, and it looks like a cone. The tower is made of brick, and houses, shrines, arches, lotus petals, corner columns, railings, flower covers, dragons, figures, birds and animals and various flower patterns are inlaid with yellow, green and blue glasses, making the tower resplendent and magnificent. There is a cloister at the bottom of the tower, and a two-story house at the south entrance of the cloister stands out. There is a gorgeous glass algae well in the atrium of the bottom tower. The outline of Hongfei Tower is not a soft parabola that has been common since Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, but a straight line, which is relatively stiff. However, the glass veneer covering the whole tower body reflects the superb glass burning skills of Shanxi people.
2 Dengfeng Song Yue Temple Tower
Song Yue Temple Tower is the earliest existing brick tower in China. It is located in Song Yue Temple at the southern foot of Taishi Mountain, about 6 kilometers northwest of Dengfeng County. It was built in Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei Dynasty (520), with a history of 1470 years. The pagoda of Song Yue Temple is made of high and low mud bricks, with layers of cloth and dense eaves and white ashes. It is a pavilion-like tower with dense eaves inside and dense eaves outside. It is the oldest existing polygonal brick tower with dense eaves in China. The total height is about 4 1 m, the circumference is 33.72 m, the tower body is in the form of a plane equilateral dodecagon, the tower chamber is in the form of an octagon, the tower chamber is 7.6 m wide and the bottom brick tower wall is 2.45 m thick. This dodecagonal tower is unique among hundreds of existing brick towers in China. At the same time, this kind of dense eaves was rare in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. This tower is famous not only for its peculiar plane form, but also for its exquisite outline. All the towers are connected into a cylinder. There is a Buddha statue on the Buddhist platform in the tower room for monks and pilgrims to do Buddhist services around the tower. The whole tower is magnificent, light and beautiful, and the construction technology is extremely exquisite. Although the tower is tall and straight, it is made of bricks and yellow mud. The bricks of this tower are small and thin. After more than 1000 years of wind, frost, rain and dew erosion, it is still strong and well preserved, which fully proves the mystery of ancient architectural technology in China. Song Yue Temple Tower is a treasure in the history of ancient architecture in China and even in the world, whether it is architectural art or architectural skill.
3 Chihiro Pagoda in Dali
The Three Pagodas in Dali are located on the bank of Erhai Lake in the western suburbs of Dali City. They were originally part of Chongsheng Temple. Now the temple has disappeared, but the pagoda still stands as before. 1925, a big * * * happened in Dali area, and almost all the houses inside and outside the city collapsed, but the three towers only 1 huali away from Dali city were safe and sound.
4 Sakyamuni Tower in Yingxian County
China Liao Dynasty high-rise wooden stupa. In the Buddhist temple in the northwest corner of Yingxian County, Shanxi Province. Named after the tower dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha. Because the tower body is all wooden components, it is commonly known as Yingxian wooden tower. Fodian Temple was built in Liao Dynasty and rebuilt in past dynasties. The existing archway, bell and drum tower, Ursa major hall and attached hall were all rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but Sakya Tower, which was built in the second year of Qing Ning in Liao Dynasty (1056), stood tall and unique, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1 1 ~ 65438+) lasted for two to six years. 1933 The Chinese Architectural Society conducted an evaluation study on the wooden tower, 1935 conducted a field survey, and 1962 Cultural Relics Publishing House conducted a supplementary evaluation. Ancient architecture expert Chen Mingda edited Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. 196 1 year, China citizens * * * and China * * * * were promulgated as national key cultural relics protection units.
5 Xi Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Ji 'an, the southern suburb of Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, and was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is a famous ancient building in China and is considered as a symbol of the ancient capital Xi. * * * * 196 1 was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. After studying under the Indian master Xuanzang, he specialized in translation and Tibetan classics. Because it imitates the Indian Wild Goose Pagoda, it is named Wild Goose Pagoda. Later, a smaller Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Jianfu Temple in Chang 'an. For the sake of distinction, people call Jionji Pagoda Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Jianfu Temple Pagoda Small Wild Goose Pagoda, which has been passed down to this day. The plane of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is square and built on a platform about 45 meters square and 5 meters high. This tower has seven floors, the bottom is 25 meters long and the height from the ground to the top is 64 meters. The tower is made of bricks, and the ground brick joints are firm and abnormal. There are stairs in the tower, which can spiral up. There is an arched ticket gate on all sides of each floor, which can be overlooked through the railing. Changan has a panoramic view. There are stone gates at the bottom of the tower, and there are exquisite line carved Buddha statues on the tower mast, which were strictly handed down by the great painters of the Tang Dynasty. In the brick niches on both sides of the south gate of the tower, there are two stone tablets, the Preface to Tang Sanzang and the Preface to Tang Sanzang written by Chu Suiliang, one of the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. After the end of the Tang Dynasty, temples were repeatedly set on fire and burned, and only the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was isolated. On the other hand, the Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Yonghui, Tang Gaozong for three years. Because it is located in Jionji, it is also called Ci 'en Temple Tower. Jionji was built by Prince Li Zhi in the 22nd year of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty (648) to commemorate his mother, Empress Wende. The Wild Goose Pagoda is a famous tourist attraction in the Tang Dynasty, so there are a large number of inscriptions by scholars, including more than 200 inscriptions in the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone. Today, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is still a landmark building in Xi 'an, an ancient city, and a famous scenic spot at home and abroad.
6 Hangzhou Leifeng Tower
Leifeng Pagoda was originally Leifeng Pagoda, located in front of Jingci Temple under the Sunglow Peak of Nanping Mountain on the south bank of Hangzhou West Lake. Leifeng is the remnant vein of Nanping Mountain, extending northward. The lake is covered with lush trees. According to legend, the Leifeng Pagoda was built by King wuyue to celebrate the birth of Huang Fei, so it was originally named "Huang Fei Pagoda". However, because the folk tower is above Leifeng Tower, it is called Leifeng Tower. The original tower * * * has seven floors, double eaves and big windows, which is very spectacular.
7 Suzhou Tiger Hill
The world-famous Tiger Hill, located seven kilometers northwest of Suzhou, stands on the top of the Tiger Hill with elegant scenery. It is the oldest existing tower in Suzhou. Because of its similar style to Hangzhou Leifeng Tower built at the same time, it is known as the second ancient tower in the south of the Yangtze River. It is called the Leaning Tower of Pisa in China.
8 Hangzhou Pagoda of Six Harmonies
Pagoda of Six Harmonies is located on the Moon Mountain beside the Qiantang River in Hangzhou. It was built in the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 970), and in the fifth year of Xuanhe, the tower was burned down. Shaoxing was rebuilt in the 24 th year of Southern Song Dynasty, and the wooden structure outside the tower was rebuilt in the 25 th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. 196 1 was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit by * * *.
9 Suzhou Baoen Temple Tower
Also known as the North Temple Tower, it is located in the middle of Hongji (No.652, Guo Min Road) in the northwest of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The tower is 9 stories (76 meters) high and covers an area of 1.3 mu. The tower is known as "the first ancient temple in Wuzhong". 1957 is listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu province.
Hongji Temple, commonly known as North Temple, is the oldest Buddhist temple in Suzhou, with a history of 1700 years. It was built in the Wu Chiwu period of the Three Kingdoms (AD 238-25 1). According to legend, it was built by Mrs. Wu Taifu, the mother of Sun Quan, and was called Xuan Tong Temple in ancient times. In the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (AD 7 13-74 1), it was changed to Kaiyuan Temple. It was rebuilt in the Xiande period of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (954-959 AD) and renamed Hongzhi.
Baoen Temple Pagoda is a pavilion pagoda in China. It was originally built in Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. There was a 1 1 storey pagoda in Nanliang (502-557 AD), which was burned down in the Northern Song Dynasty. Yuanfeng (1078 ~ 1085) was rebuilt as 9 floors, which was rebuilt in the Song and Jin Wars in the fourth year of Jianyan in the early Southern Song Dynasty (1 130). In the 23rd year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 153), it was transformed into a nine-story pagoda with eight sides. The existing brick structure of the North Temple pagoda was the original building at that time. The wooden structure of the tower was rebuilt in the late Qing dynasty, not all of it was the original appearance. This tower was carved into the monument of Pingjiang Map in the fourth year of Shaoding in the Southern Song Dynasty (1229). The tower is just at the northern end of the most important north-south street in Pingjiang (that is, Suzhou today) and becomes the opposite side of the street.
10 Kaifeng building
The tower is located in the tower park in the northeast corner of Kaifeng City, Henan Province. She is famous at home and abroad for her profound and wonderful architectural art and magnificent slim figure, and is known as "the first tower in the world".