The first batch of national security with the Great Wild Goose Pagoda. What is the characteristic of Jinan, the only Sui Dynasty stone tower in China?

In Liubu Street, Licheng District, Jinan, there is an ancient tower-four-door tower that looks inconspicuous. There is not much tourism and not many tourists. Essence

何 Four Gate Pagoda-Why stand out in a crowd of monuments and become the first batch of national insurance

Why is it honored as "China's No. 1 Stone Tower"? First of all, because of its construction age, the four -door tower was built in the Sui Dynasty for seven years, and it has been preserved for more than 1,400 years. With this construction age, it has become the only Sui Dynasty stone tower in China;

The second is its architectural style. The building structure of the four -door tower is a single -story pavilion -style stone tower. It is also the earliest and most complete single -story pavilion -style pagoda in China, becoming a model of early stone tower architecture in China.

With the construction and special building value, it was included in the first batch of national cultural security units as early as 1961, which is enough to prove the value of the cultural relics of the four -door tower. After all, there are only 180 nationwide in the same battery.

So what is such a stunning look at such a four -door tower that sounds niche but has a high value of humanistic tourism?

千 Four Gate Pagoda-Millennium vicissitudes of years

The location of the Four Gate Tower is next to the site of the Shentong Temple. When it comes to this Shinto Temple, it has to be mentioned that it is the earliest temple in Shandong and the birthplace of Buddhism in Shandong Province. A temple.

The original name of the Langgong Temple in Shentong Temple, Zhu Senglang, one of the most famous monks in northern China in the first year of Qinhuang, moved to Mount Tai, engaged in Buddhist activities around Taishan, and established Langgong Temple.

Later, Langgong Temple was strongly supported by Emperor Yang Jian of Sui Wen. In the three years of Emperor Sui Kaihuang, Yang Jian ordered to change Langgong Temple as Shima Temple, and gave relics to Shentong Temple in the second year of Renshou (602). Later, in order to preserve the relic, a large number of manpower and material resources were used to build a four -door tower. The tower was finally completed in the seven years of Sui Daye. However, at this time, Emperor Sui Wen had collapsed for seven years.

A fire in the Qing Dynasty ended the years of Shentong Temple for more than 1,000 years. Only the Buddhist temple ruins in the Scenic Area were well preserved in the relics such as the four gates and grottoes, and the vicissitudes of the Shentong Temple continued.

What is the structure of the four gate towers?

Back to the four -door tower in the scenic area, from the picture below and the photos taken by the real, I can see that the structure of this tower is relatively simple. The cabinet stone tower is composed of four parts: tower base, tower body, tower eaves, and treasure top.

Half of the arched arches are set up on the four sides of the southeast and northwest of the tower. There are four kinds of Buddha statues in the arches and four Buddha statues. The east is not the Buddha, and the west is the countless longevity Buddha.

These Buddhas are rich in faces, solemn look, smooth and elegant clothes, and bring the characteristics of the early Chinese Buddha statues. This is also consistent with the inscriptions such as the second year of the Eastern and Wuding Wuding of Tashang.

The tower is stacked with 5 layers of slate to the eaves, and 23 layers of slate are decorated on the eaves. There is a tower brake in the middle of the tower, and the tower brake consists of a square Sumi seat, a mountain flower banana leaf, and a phase wheel. This shape is very similar to the relief tower brake in the Yunang Grottoes.

It can be said that, as the earliest existing pavilion -style tower in China. With the symmetrical design and no fancy decoration, it looks simple and generous and thick, and has to admire the ancient people's clever power.

不 Four Gate Tower Scenic Area is not only four -door tower, but also the statue of ancient towers and cliffs in the Tang Dynasty

In fact, in the four -door tower scenic area, the four -door tower is just a highlight, and there are many characteristic monuments hidden next to them, such as the Tang Dynasty dragon tiger tower and Qianfo cliffs of the third batch of national cultural security units.

The Longhu Tower was judged as the relics of the Tang Dynasty in accordance with its material shape, and it was a stone tower composed of a base, tower body, tower eaves, and tower brake.

My personal favorite is the high relief of its tower body. These reliefs are mainly Buddha statues, flying sky, animals and other statues. Especially, the four major kings statues on both sides of the arch are lifelike and can focus on attention.

There is also a Qianfo cliff statue that is excavated on the Tang Dynasty. There are more than 200 statues on the cliffs of about 65 meters long, and 12 topics are clear. It was Wu De of the early Tang Dynasty (618-626).

Through the title, you can also understand that the statue supporters are made of blessings for the royal and nobles, and the statues of Qianfo Cliff inherited the statue of the thin and thin body of the Sui Dynasty, showing a solemn and kind expression.

The focus can be paid to the cave that was excavated in Tang Xianqing for 2 years. The statue in the cave's nipples is full of face and serene, smooth clothes, with the characteristics of the first Tang statue.

Today's four -door tower scenic spots are no longer the sacred land of the Buddhist country in the flourishing Buddhist country, but the royal nobles are no longer coming, but the humanistic travelers who come here. Tell us about the past of Shentong Temple.

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