The brick carving under the eaves of Wanshou Pagoda imitates the wooden forehead, and the work of Fang and bucket arch is simple and generous. There are 94 carved statues of white marble embedded in the outer wall of the tower, which are solemn in shape and vivid in charm. There are also many white marble carved Buddha statues on the inner wall, as well as 91 tiles and writing tiles, which are engraved in Chinese, Manchu and Tibetan respectively, and are dedicated by all localities. There are tower doors on each floor. There is a stone plaque on the bottom tower door, and the word "Wanshou Pagoda" is written in regular script. On the fourth floor of the tower room, there is a tablet with mottled handwriting, which is a precious material for studying the history of the tower's palace construction. Spiral stone stairs are arranged in the tower, with the first to fifth floors folded by the wall and the sixth floor folded indoors. Climbing to the top floor along the stone stairs, I saw thin clouds on my back, lingering at the top of the tower, overlooking the vast river and surging waves. Brief introduction of cultural relics protection units in Hubei Province. Also known as the "access tower". Located on the head of Guanyinji (elephant trunk, also known as "elephant trunk"), which is known as "the first Yangtze River" in Wan Li, on the inner side of Jingjiang levee in Shashi District, Jingzhou City. It was built by Zhu Xianjiong, King of Liao in Ming Dynasty, who prayed for the birthday of Jiajing Emperor (or called Jiajing Emperor's birthday for Empress Mao) according to the orders of Taifei Mao Shi. In the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing (1548), it was built in the thirty-first year of Jiajing, and it was repaired during the years of Kangxi, Qianlong and Daoguang in Qing Dynasty. The tower faces south, with brick and stone masonry, octagonal seven levels and a height of 4.76 meters. Due to silt deposition, the riverbed of the Yangtze River has increased year by year, and the lower part of the tower has been buried in the Jingjiang levee body which has been built year by year with the increase of the riverbed. The tower foundation is 7.23 meters lower than the existing levee surface. Become a witness to the changes in Jingjiang. Taki Sumitomo, octagonal carved lux, hollow tower. The tower forehead, Fang and bucket arch are all wood-like architectural forms, and there is a 8-meter-high Buddha in the middle of the first floor of the tower, which is very solemn. Each floor of the tower is decorated with 87 carved white marble Buddha statues. The inner and outer walls of the tower are also embedded with 2,347 embossed Buddha bricks, pattern bricks and text bricks. The brick carved Buddha statues are either sitting or standing, each with its own charm. It is said that these Buddha statues are dedicated by Emperor Jiajing in various places, so they have great local characteristics. The Chinese, Tibetan and Manchu languages carved in the brick can still be distinguished today. The top of the bronze-cast gilded pagoda brake is engraved with the full text of the Diamond Sutra.
in p>1956, it was announced by the people's government of Hubei province as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in the province. Now the "Pagoda Park" is built with Wanshou Pagoda as the main body. The park is simple and elegant, with green bamboo and trees, pavilions and trees. Visitors enter the tower room from the ground floor, climb to the top of the tower and overlook it. The river front and the bustling market are refreshing. Especially in midsummer, the river breeze blows gently, and the shady patches have become a "paradise on earth" for people to visit and rest. Wanshou Pagoda is 4.76 meters high, with eight sides and seven floors, and it is a pavilion-style masonry imitation wood structure. Taki octagonal each has a white marble lux as the mainstay. In the middle of the first floor of the tower, there is a statue of Buddha, which is 8 meters tall and awe-inspiring. The inner and outer walls of the tower are embedded with Buddhist niches, and there are 87 statues of white marble sitting on Buddha, with different expressions and superb and realistic shapes. Some tower bricks are unique in firing, square in shape, illustrated with pictures and various categories, including 2,347 flower bricks, embossed Buddha bricks and Manchu-Tibetan Mongolian-Chinese five-character bricks. Tower bricks come from 8 provinces and 16 counties in China, all of which are dedicated by believers from all over the country. The tower is hollow, with stone steps built in, which can spiral up to each floor, and each floor opens four doors to the outside; Overlooking the river by the door, the city wall is beautiful. Compared with many pagodas in China, Wanshou Pagoda has unique features: the tower body is deeply buried 7.29 meters below the levee surface. The formation of this strange scene is mainly due to the gradual elevation of the riverbed and water level of the Yangtze River in the long years and the continuous heightening of the Jingzhou levee.