Shaanxi Chongwen Tower
A key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province. It is located in Chongwen Township, Jingyang County, 32 kilometers north of Xianyang City (now located in the playground of Chongwen Middle School, Chongwen Town). It was built in the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593). Under the initiative and leadership of Li Shida, it was constructed by Nanjing Zhenjiang craftsmen and completed in the 33rd year of Wanli (1605). The tower has 13 floors and is 87.218 meters high. Designed based on the ancient architectural principle of the Bagua suspended roof, the tower base to the top is entirely built with blue bricks. It is an octagonal shape with a base length of 9 meters. The bottom floor is of double-eaves style, and the four characters "Chongwen Pagoda" are engraved on the south-facing tower door. The highest level is a castle-style tower, topped with a copper gourd. In 1979, eight bronze Buddha statues, Bodhisattva statues and heavenly king statues were discovered on the top of the tower. They are lifelike and vivid in shape and are treasures of the Ming Dynasty. According to the inscription "Tiefo Chongwen Pagoda Temple Permanent Field Offerings to the Public", the pagoda was built to encourage schoolchildren in Jingyang, Sanyuan and Gaoling counties to study hard. It was built in the 19th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1591) and took 19 years. By the time it was completed in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli (1608), the pagoda was built by Li Shida, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment of the Ming Dynasty and a native of this county. Introduction to Chongwen Tower in Jingyang, Xianyang Chongwen Tower is located in Chongwen Middle School, 10 kilometers southeast of Jingyang County, standing majestically on the north bank of the Jinghe River. The tower was built in 1593 AD, the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. One floor was built every year. It was completed in 1605 AD in the 33rd year of Wanli. It is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit. The Chongwen Tower has 13 floors and is 817 meters high. It is designed based on the ancient architectural principle of the Bagua suspended roof. Each floor has a Bagua suspended roof and the top is built with blue bricks from the bottom to the top of the tower. The entire tower body is eight-sided in shape, with the bottom floor 9 meters on each side and a total circumference of 72 meters. There are four windows on each floor, and four Buddhist niches on the outside of each floor, crossing each other. There are stone Buddha statues from the Ming Dynasty in the Buddhist niches, standing or sitting, with different shapes, extremely delicate and vivid. There is a metal standing Buddha statue cast inside the second floor. The bottom floor is of double-eaves style, and the south-facing tower door is engraved with the four characters "Chongwen Pagoda". From the inside of the tower, you can go up to the top of the tower, and you can visit both the inside and outside of each floor. Castle-like battlements are built around the top floor. If the weather is clear, you can see the scenery of Xi'an, Huayue and Lishan from the tower. Every year on the 23rd and 24th of the first lunar month, people climb the pagoda, which is bustling and lively. 1. Transportation: Take bus No. 2 from Xianyang to Jingyang, and take buses from Xi'an and Xianyang to Jingyang County. 2. Tickets: 3 yuan 3. Opening hours: 9:00～18:00 History
Chongwen Pagoda is located in Chongwen Middle School 10 kilometers southeast of Jingyang County. It is the tallest brick tower in China and has a long history. This tower is about 360 years old and is one of the best preserved brick towers in China. It is now a provincial key cultural relic protection unit. There is a cultural management office and dedicated protection personnel.
Chongwen Pagoda was built in the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593) by Li Shida, the Shangshu of Jingyang, and built by craftsmen and officials in Zhenjiang, Nanjing. It was completed in the 33rd year of Wanli (1605). It is a pavilion-style brick tower with an octagonal plane, thirteen floors, and a total height of 83.218 meters. It is designed according to the ancient architectural principle of the Bagua suspended roof. It is built entirely with blue bricks from the bottom to the top of the tower.
Structure
The Chongwen Tower has 13 floors. It is a pavilion-style brick tower with an octagonal plane and a height of 83.218 meters. It is designed based on the ancient architectural principle of the Bagua suspended ceiling. Each floor is It has a hanging and closed Bagua structure. The Chongwen Pagoda is built entirely with blue bricks from the bottom to the top. The entire tower body is eight-sided in shape, with the bottom floor 9 meters on each side and a total circumference of 72 meters. There are four windows on each floor of Chongwen Pagoda, and four Buddhist niches on the outside of each floor, crossing each other. In the Buddhist niche, there are stone Buddha statues from the Ming Dynasty, standing or sitting, with different shapes, extremely delicate and vivid. There is a metal standing Buddha statue cast inside the second floor. The ground floor is of double-eaves style, and the south-facing pagoda door is engraved with the four characters "Chongwen Pagoda". From the inside of the tower, you can go up to the top of the tower, and you can visit both the inside and outside of each floor. Castle-like battlements are built around the top floor. If the weather is clear, you can see the scenery of Xi'an, Huayue and Lishan from the tower. Every year on the 23rd and 24th of the first lunar month, people climb the pagoda, which is bustling and lively.
The entire tower has an octagonal shape, with nine meters on each side of the bottom floor and a total circumference of 72 meters. There are four windows on each floor, and four Buddhist niches on the outside of each floor, crossing each other. Inside the Buddhist niche are Ming Dynasty stone Buddha statues, sitting or standing, in various shapes and extremely vivid.
Then a clay statue of Shangshu was built in the main hall of Cuiyun Temple under the Chongwen Temple Tower, and a golden body was specially built for Jiutian Xuannv on the top of the tower.
On the day of celebrating the completion of Chongwen Tower, east of Jingyang, around Chongwen Tower, there was a sea of ??people, and everyone was singing and dancing happily. Later, a village in Tabei was named Yongle (now Yongle Town). Current Situation
The Wanli Emperor, in order to meet the soul of his beloved concubine, inspired the people of Guanzhong and built this strange tower thirty feet high from the ground. It is a great wonder in Shaanxi, and the tower is named Chongwen Pagoda. Every year during the Pagoda Festival, there are endless tourists. People look far away from the height, and Chang'an, Xianyang, Huaqing, Hot Spring, Taibai, Lishan, Zhaoling and Qianling are all visible. The scene is really spectacular.