Chengtian Temple Pagoda

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Chengtian Temple Pagoda, located in Chengtian Temple in Xingqing District (Old City) of Yinchuan, is commonly known as "West Tower" by the locals. Chengtian Temple was built in the first year of Xixia Chuisheng (AD 1050). After the death of Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Xixia, his son ascended the throne at a young age. , built Chengtian Temple and Chengtian Temple Pagoda. The Chengtian Temple Pagoda is the only ancient pagoda in Ningxia that records the date of its construction. The original pagoda was destroyed in the earthquake, and what is seen today is an ancient building rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty.

The gate of Chengtian Temple opens towards the east, which is different from most of the temples in the Central Plains, which "sit north and face south". This may be related to the worship of the East or the sun by the Xixia people. After entering the gate, the main buildings such as the Hall of Five Buddhas, the Pagoda, the Hall of Wei Tuo, and the Hall of the Reclining Buddha are located on the central axis in the east-west direction. The buildings are connected by small gates and walls, forming a courtyard-style courtyard. , There is a very simple brick carving pendant flower on the small door.

Today in Chengtian Temple, you can still climb the Chengtian Temple Tower, which is more than 60 meters high. The tower door also faces east. When you enter the square tower room, you will see wooden stairs spiraling up. On the eighth, eighth and tenth floors, there are multi-door open windows facing east and west, while on the eleventh floor there are four bright and four dark round windows, where you can look at the old city of Yinchuan through the open windows.

Between each floor of the tower of Chengtian Temple, three layers of angular bricks are protruded from the top and bottom of the eaves. Iron bells are hung on the pomegranate-shaped iron handles at the corners of each layer. When the breeze blows, they jingle. Around Chengtian Tower, there are six old pagoda trees over 400 years old, which complement the exquisite carvings on the screen wall, full of primitive simplicity. There used to be Ningxia Museum in the temple, but now it has been moved. If you have more time, take a walk in the temple and listen to the iron bell on the ancient pagoda, and you will feel nostalgic for the past.

opening hours

Year-round (winter time) 09:00-17:00 (last admission 17:00); year-round (summer time) 09:00-17:30 (last admission 17:30); open

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Located in Xingqing District of Yinchuan City, the Chengtian Temple Pagoda is an octagonal eleven-story pavilion-style brick pagoda, which can be climbed inside. It was built in the Western Xia Dynasty and has a history of nearly a thousand years. Of course, the current pagoda was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. of.

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多资多彩

The first stop in Yinchuan is here, and it is only a 100-meter walk from the First Hospital where my friend works. There are no tourists at noon in April, the ticket is 3 yuan, and the tower is 5 yuan. The stairs in the tower are very narrow and can only accommodate one person, so be careful when going down, there is no elevator. If the weather is good, you can see the whole picture of Yinchuan City on the top floor. The appearance of the tower is good for a thousand-year-old building. When there is wind, you can hear the wind chimes on the tower. The murals and sculptures in the park feel that they have not been taken seriously. This is a queen built for her son by the disappearing Dangxiang clan. The tower, I personally think it is worth seeing and feeling a regional style at that time!

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Chengtian Temple Pagoda is an octagonal brick pagoda with dense eaves. It was built in the first year of Xixia Chuisheng (1050). "Holy longevity is boundless", I hope that the Li family and the Xixia country will be strong forever. Chengtian Temple and pagoda were built. Chengtian Temple Pagoda and Haibao Pagoda are respectively called the West Tower and North Tower of Yinchuan, facing each other across the urban area. After the visit, you might as well go to Xinhua Street to enjoy delicious food, and take a stroll around Xinhua Shopping Center by the way. Tickets are 10 yuan, climbing the tower is 20 yuan, and the opening time is 9:00-17:30. There are 11 floors in total. There are one window in each of the four directions on the top floor. Open the window and look west at Helan Mountain. The gate is also facing east. This tower is really too difficult to climb. The stairs to climb the tower are steep. I counted a total of 16 ladders. They are indeed ladders, not ordinary steps. It takes hands and feet And use the kind of rolling to climb up, each ladder looks like 12-16 steps, anyway, people who are not agile should not try it,

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Both tickets and lighthouse tickets have increased, and the tower is worth climbing and is very high. Has historical value. The temple is dilapidated and completely closed. You can't go in. There is no monk. The greenery outside is maintained, but I feel distressed. Why not restore the main hall? \

王柒淼

Chengtian Temple Pagoda, located in Chengtian Temple, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, was built in the first year of the Western Xia Dynasty (1050). Chengtian Temple Pagoda is an octagonal brick pagoda with dense eaves. It is 64.5 meters high, 0.5 meters higher than the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an. The tower body is built on a square platform with a height of 2.6 meters and a side length of 26 meters. The scenery of the ancient city and the scenery of the Fortress are unobstructed.

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Chengtian Temple Pagoda is located in Chengtian Temple in Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It was built in the first year of Xixia Chuisheng (1050). According to records, after the death of Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Xixia, his son ascended the throne at a young age. The empress dowager built Chengtian Temple and pagoda in order to protect his son's "sacred life without bounds" and hope that the Li family and the country of Xixia would be strong forever. The tower room of Chengtian Temple is a square space, and each floor in the room is a wooden floor structure, with wooden ladders circling up. On the first to second floors of the tower, there are niches with doors and windows on each side, and on the third, fifth, seventh, and ninth floors, there are open windows with doors and windows in the north and south. Three layers of ribbed bricks. There are iron bells hanging on the pomegranate-shaped iron handles at the corners of the eaves on each floor, and they jingle when the breeze blows. Five layers of angular bricks are picked out from the eleventh floor of the tower body, and eight-sided pointed-top brake seats are built on it, on which stands a peach-shaped green glazed tower brake. The fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth floors are equipped with east-west multi-door open windows, and the eleventh floor has four bright and four dark round windows. The whole tower is tall and straight, in a pyramid style, simple and simple. There are wooden ladders in the tower to climb up, climb to the top floor, and look out from the window. You can have a panoramic view of the ancient city and the scenery of the fortress. When the autumn is high and the air is crisp, you can also see a line of the Yellow River at the junction of heaven and earth.