There is a seemingly ordinary ancient wooden pagoda in our country. Although it has experienced a thousand years of history since it was built in the Song Dynasty, it has never collapsed, which is amazing. This ancient pagoda is also the tallest and only wooden structure tower in China. After such a long time, it has been well preserved, which can be called miraculous. This wooden pagoda is also popular in many local myths and stories. At the same time, the ancient wooden tower is listed as the world's three strange towers together with the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
Not far away, I saw a seemingly ordinary wooden structure tower, but this wooden structure tower has a history of thousands of years. It was built in the Song Dynasty and has never collapsed, although it has been repaired to some extent. Unlike the ancient pagodas in other parts of the country, this ancient pagoda is a cultural and historical representative of this place and a landmark of the city. This ancient wooden pagoda is located in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province. Its name has a strong religious atmosphere, and it is called Sakyamuni Pagoda.
Yingxian County, Shanxi Province is under the jurisdiction of Shuozhou City, and is a county-level city with a relatively profound historical and cultural heritage. The history and culture of Ying County, which grew up around this wooden tower, has brought great impetus to the culture and tourism of this county. This is a photo taken by Mr. Yamano in a corner of Yingxian City near the Shijiata Square in Yingxian County.
Before talking about the Sakyamuni Pagoda, let me briefly introduce Ying County. The total population of the county is about 340,000. It is a county-level city dominated by agricultural economy. The transportation in the territory is relatively convenient, with railways and highways passing through the border, and it is easy to reach Taiyuan, Datong and other places. There are direct passenger trains and bus services, and the external transportation to and from Ying County is relatively good. Since Mr. Yamano happened to be passing through Ying County on his way from Datong to Taiyuan, he wanted to see this wooden pagoda, but unfortunately it was closed when he arrived, so he had to save it for another visit.
Although Ying County is a large agricultural county, its urban construction is very good. It is a newly developed city, and it focuses on cultural tourism as the future development direction. And take the Yingxian wooden pagoda as the core to develop a place for research and study tours with the themes of religion, architecture and history. Then some people will be wondering, how can a wooden tower support the tourism development and cultural construction of a county city with a population of hundreds of thousands? It seems a bit unbelievable, but in fact, this wooden tower has a lot of stories, let's take a look at it later.
This thousand-year-old pagoda is the tallest wooden pagoda in my country, and it is also a rare wooden pagoda without nails in the world. The ancient tower with pure wooden structure has not collapsed after a thousand years of history. According to the records of the local county annals, there was no casualty accident in this pagoda, and there are some folk legends, which make this Sakyamuni pagoda covered with a magical veil.
According to folklore, the design and architect of this wooden tower is Lu Ban, the patriarch of Chinese architecture. A 12-story pagoda was built with miraculous architectural techniques and it was extremely strong. Because it was too heavy, even the land master at that time could not bear it, so Lu Ban divided the wooden pagoda into two, and retained the current pagoda. appearance. Although it is a myth and legend, I have to admire the wisdom of the ancient Chinese.
The Sakyamuni Pagoda not only has the folklore of Luban building and demolishing the pagoda, but also the legend of immortals protecting the pagoda. The local people said that during the construction of the pagoda, due to the blessing of the gods, no one was injured or injured in the construction team who built the pagoda, and all accidents were miraculously resolved. What happened can only be amazing from a scientific point of view, and it can only be said to be a coincidence. Is it really a coincidence? Or is it a dialogue between the ignorance of Western science and Chinese wisdom?
Shakya Pagoda has become one of the world's three famous towers with its miraculous structure, and this tower is the only one in China. There is also such a big clock in the square outside the wall of the Sakyamuni Tower, named Yinglong Big Bell, which is a symbol related to imperial power, religion, society and ethics. If you are interested in this Yinglong Big Bell, you may as well Come to the Wooden Pagoda in Ying County to do a little research, Mr. Shanye doesn't know much.
Taking Yingxian Wooden Pagoda as the core landmark, combining some surrounding historical sites together, it has become a unique historical and cultural experience area and research and tourism complex in Yingxian County. If you come to Yingxian County, you can visit these together. The historical and cultural value is very high. deep. The ticket for the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, also known as the Sakyamuni Pagoda, is 60 yuan per person, and the opening hours are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Pay attention to the time.
With its profound history and culture, developed agricultural economy and industrial transformation, what do you think about the future development of Ying County? Taking this miraculous millennium wooden tower as the leader to develop, I think the future is boundless. I didn’t know about Ying County before, but I only knew the magic of Ying County Wooden Pagoda when I passed by here. After knowing the past and present life of the wooden pagoda, I also had an impression of this place, and now I am more optimistic about this place.
