Zhenru temple stone pagoda

Yueqing Zhenru Temple Pagoda is located in Chongshi village, Panshi Town, Yueqing City. Zhenru temple was built in 888 and rebuilt in 1298. The stone pagoda in front of the temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. There were seven pagodas, but there are four now. Three of them lack the top cover, and only one is in good condition. The tower is 5.16 meters high and the plane is hexagonal. Platform waist relief volume grass, corner pillar carving power, xumizuo corner prism shape, waist carving lion beast. The body of the pagoda is six petaled melon belly type, with a door on the front and a Buddha statue inside. The eaves of the pagoda are paved with four dougongs, and the Tasha is gourd shaped. In 1999, it was restored as is. There are seven stone pagodas and four now. They are 5.16 meters high and have single eaves. Except for the height and carving, they are basically the same in form. The base is hexagonal in plane, I-shaped in elevation, and six sides of waist are embossed with rolled grass pattern of open frame. The stone pagoda of Zhenru temple is particularly eye-catching. In addition to its long history and strong fragrance, there are many precious cultural relics left over from history in the temple: the bronze statue of zhantan Buddha in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Leifeng Pagoda Scripture in the Kaibao period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the eighteen Arhats painted on the leaves of Bodhi by people in the Ming Dynasty, and the 81 Jin iron weapon used by Yang Wulang Stick However, the most precious and valuable cultural relics in Xiantong temple are the bronze statue of Manjusri, the bronze hall and pagoda, the Wuliang hall, the Huayan Sutra pagoda and the large bronze bell weighing 999.5 Jin. In 1961, it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

Zhenru temple stone pagoda

Zhenru Temple Pagoda is located in Chongshi village, Panshi town. Built in the first year of Tang Wende (888), it is one of the eight ancient temples. It has a history of more than 1000 years. From the modeling point of view, the important feature is that the upper part of the tower is decorated with various complicated flowers, which looks like a huge bouquet. This kind of pagoda was formed in the song, Liao and Jin Dynasties, and almost disappeared after the Yuan Dynasty. The total number of existing Chinese pagodas in China is only a dozen, which is the most peculiar shape and the most beautiful decoration among the few existing pagodas.

Historical evolution

Zhenru temple was built in 888 and rebuilt in 1298. The stone pagoda in front of the temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. There were seven pagodas, but there are four now. Three of them lack the top cover, and only one is in good condition. The tower is 5.16 meters high and the plane is hexagonal. Platform waist relief volume grass, corner pillar carving power, xumizuo corner prism shape, waist carving lion beast. The body of the pagoda is six petaled melon belly type, with a door on the front and a Buddha statue inside. The eaves of the pagoda are paved with four dougongs, and the Tasha is gourd shaped. In 1999, it was restored as is.

In front of Zhenru temple, Chongshi village, Panshi Town, Yueqing City. "Yongle Yueqing county annals" contains: "Zhenru hospital, Tang Wende first year (888) abhorred master Zhao Jian." There are seven stone pagodas and four now. They are 5.16 meters high and have single eaves. Except for the height and carving, they are basically the same in form. The base is hexagonal in plane, I-shaped in elevation, and six sides of waist are embossed with rolled grass pattern of open frame.

The hexagonal column is replaced by the relief lux. Force soil or kneel or sit, foot Fang, Fang on the head. From body posture to bare muscles, and even facial expression, all of them show a load-bearing manner. The base is xumizuo type, the corner column is shuttle shaped, the end of the column is decorated with a turn of lotus, the upper and lower owls are embossed with lotus, the six corners are set with GUI feet, the waist is tied, and the lion and beast are embossed on each side, which is vigorous and vivid.

The body of the tower is placed on the lotus flat seat, with six melon belly positions. On the front, there is a pot door with lotus petal arch. On the lotus platform, there is a Buddha statue. The tower is covered with a round covering plate, and the whole body is closely engraved with straight stripes. A hexagonal beam frame is set on the plate, and the bucket arch, rafter, corner beam and tile ridge are made by folding. The cornice contour is round and round, and turns up and warps at the corner. Hexagonal cusp term. The tower is modeled on the Indian style of block wave, combined with the characteristics of China's wood architecture, built with stone. Exquisite carving and beautiful appearance. Judging from the shape, the building was built in Five Dynasties. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. Zhejiang, India

building structure

At the six corners of the stone pagoda of Zhenru temple, the corner pillars are replaced by the reliefs. Force soil or kneel or sit, foot Fang, Fang on the head. From body posture to bare muscles, and even facial expression, all of them show a load-bearing manner. The base is xumizuo type, the corner column is shuttle shaped, the end of the column is decorated with a turn of lotus, the upper and lower owls are embossed with lotus, the six corners are set with GUI feet, the waist is tied, and the lion and beast are embossed on each side, which is vigorous and vivid. The body of the tower is placed on the lotus flat seat, with six melon belly positions. On the front, there is a pot door with lotus petal arch. On the lotus platform, there is a Buddha statue. The tower is covered with a round covering plate, and the whole body is closely engraved with straight stripes. A hexagonal beam frame is set on the plate, and the bucket arch, rafter, corner beam and tile ridge are made by folding. The cornice gallery is round and warped at the corner. Hexagonal cusp term. The tower is modeled on the Indian style of block wave, combined with the characteristics of China's wood architecture, built with stone. Exquisite carving and beautiful appearance. Judging from the shape, the building was built in Five Dynasties. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. Zhenru temple is a millennium old temple. The stone tower imitates the unique design of Indian wave blocking form and combines with the characteristics of Chinese wooden architecture. It is made of green stone with exquisite carving and beautiful appearance. Only four of the seven pagodas remained in the late period of the cultural revolution. After the collection and repair of the stone tower components, it has been restored to its original appearance. The stone materials of the stone tower group are of good texture, not weathered, and in good condition as a whole, which is rare. The stone pagodas are 5.16 meters high. The top of the pagoda is a single eaves, the base is hexagonal in plane, the elevation is I-shaped, the waist is six sides of relief, the grass pattern of open frame, the body of the hexagonal pagoda is in the state of six Leng melon belly, the front of the tower belly is opened with a pot door, lotus petal arch, and the lotus platform is dedicated to the solemn Buddha statue. Although it is a stone pagoda, the top of the pagoda, beams and arches are built in the form of wooden structure. The top is a hexagonal spire, and the tile ridge is a tubular tile style. The base of the pagoda is made of relief warriors instead of corner pillars, which is exactly the same as the earth statues on the tower base of the same period in the Central Plains. It can be seen that there was a close cultural exchange between Yueqing and the Central Plains at that time. The warriors knelt or sat down, stepped on the Fang, and put on the Fang on their heads. Their posture, texture, and expression showed a heavy bearing manner. The base is xumizuo type, with a shuttle shaped corner column. The end of the column is decorated with a turn of lotus, and the upper and lower parts are embossed with lotus. In the past six years, Guijiao was set up, and the waist was tied. The lion and beast were embossed on each side. The tower is vigorous and lifelike. The tower body is placed on the lotus flat seat, covered with a round plate, and the whole body is densely carved with straight stripes. On the plate, there is a hexagonal beam frame, which is used to make brackets, rafters, corner beams and tile ridges; the cornice is round in outline, and the corner is turned upside down. The stone pagoda has the culture of the Tang and Song Dynasties, presenting exquisite ancient stone carving art.

Peculiar shape

In 1961, it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. The stone pagoda of Zhenru temple is a hexagonal pavilion type pagoda, which consists of two parts. The main tower is a four story tower, standing in the middle, about 40.5 meters high. A small hexagonal pavilion shaped tower is built in each corner of the bottom floor to encircle the first and second floors of the main tower, with the main and secondary nestling. This shape also has the meaning of King Kong throne tower, which gives people the feeling that the shape of the whole tower is full of changes. Confused with errors and omission, the main body of the main tower is the essence of the whole tower. The flower shaped tower occupies about 1/3 of the whole. It engraving lions, elephants, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, animal heads and heavenly kings and so on, with eight octagonal vertical lines. The stone pagoda of Zhenru temple stands in the antique historical and Cultural District of the ancient city, hidden in the uneven dwellings. It is graceful, graceful, beautiful, full of vicissitudes and gorgeous. It not only interprets the calm and exquisite of the ancient times, but also describes the present life of the historical and Cultural District.

Protection value

The reason why the stone pagoda of Zhenru temple is particularly eye-catching is that in addition to its long history and strong fragrance, there are many precious cultural relics left over from history in the temple.

There are two stele pavilions in the stone pagoda of Zhenru temple. The steles in the pavilions are also special. One is a wordless stele, and the other is a stele with characters. The stele with characters was written by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. There are more cultural relics in the Sutra collection building. Here, there are bronze statues of zhantan Buddha in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Leifeng Pagoda scriptures printed in the Kaibao period of the Northern Song Dynasty, eighteen Arhats painted on the leaves of Bodhi by people in the Ming Dynasty, and weapons used by Yang Wulang - 81 Jin iron bars However, the most precious and valuable cultural relics in Xiantong temple are the bronze statue of Manjusri, the bronze hall and pagoda, the Wuliang hall, the Huayan Sutra pagoda and the large bronze bell weighing 999.5 Jin. The bronze statue of Manjusri in Qianbo is dedicated in the Manjusri hall in Qianbo. This bronze statue has a peculiar shape, with five heads stacked on it. There are six hands on the chest, two of them holding a golden bowl. Inside the bowl sits Sakyamuni Buddha, with a thousand hands stretching out from the back. Each hand has a golden bowl, and inside each bowl there is a Sakyamuni Buddha. Therefore, this bronze statue is also known as the Manjusri statue of Sakyamuni. This statue, with brilliant gold, was cast in the Ming Dynasty, which is rare in China. The bronze hall and tower are also rare cultural relics in China.

Address: Anshan foot, Chongshi village, Panshi Township, Yueqing City

Longitude: 120.828779

Latitude: 28.01291

Tel: 0577-88829911

Ticket information: 5 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

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