Baiya pagoda

Baiya pagoda

Baiya pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda built in 1538 with private donations and led by Chizhou magistrate Lu Gang. It is located at Baiya mountain, four miles southwest of Qingxi pagoda.

history

It is on Baiya mountain, 1.5km northeast of Chizhou (formerly Guichi) in Anhui Province. The tower is named after the mountain. build

In 1538, it was a Wenfeng pagoda. According to Guichi county annals written by Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, the pagoda was built by Chizhou magistrate Gang, with the purpose of "taking advantage of geography to make up for the weakness and the weakness of Fengshui in Chizhou". Pavilion style brick tower. The tower is a 7-story, 6-corner building,

It is 34.3 meters high and hexagonal in plane. The bottom diameter is 6.8m. The bottom layer is a low platform with round leaning column and D-type column foundation. There are arched doors and windows on each floor of the pagoda, and there are niches on the wall of the pagoda. The original Buddha statues in the niches have disappeared for a long time. Walk into the tower from the ground paved with green bricks, look up, and the dome is like the bottom of an inverted pot. The bricks and stones with ancient marks record the wisdom and power of the strong men who have exerted great efforts to raise the huge stones with thick bars. The appendix was placed on the column. The brick steps spiral up from the wall. The chamber of the tower is in the shape of a dome. On the seventh floor, a thousand Jin wood is used to support the brake column. There is a brake on the top of the tower. The brake is in the shape of a bronze gourd. There are arched doors and windows on each floor. There are niches and statues on the wall of the pagoda. The brick steps inside the pagoda are laid, and you can climb up to the top layer. The towering body of the tower adds color to the white tooth Castle Peak. When you look at the body of the tower, you can get a clear score from the top and bottom, which gives you a kind of exquisite beauty. The original buildings around the pagoda are zhaoti temple and shuide Pavilion.

origin

Before the Ming Dynasty, ships sailing from the Yangtze River could sail directly to the foot of Baiya mountain. So it's a natural port. Chizhou Prefecture in the early Ming Dynasty was Zhili Prefecture in Nanjing. At that time, there was a large amount of commodity circulation here. Gradually formed the port market here. The popularity of shipping promoted the development of logistics and transshipment industry (then called "Yahang", also known as "Yahu"). In order to "take advantage of geography to make up for the shortage of Fengshui in Dapei Chizhou" and "seek prosperity in business, ensure the safety of cargo ships, and ensure the stability of" boats ", about 100 Yahu, who are engaged in transportation, want to raise funds to build the pagoda in order to be blessed: so it is called Baiya pagoda.

Scenery

If you circle up the stairs, you will find that the climbing place of each tower is just right hidden. Sometimes you can find the stone steps leading to the top after turning twice. When you climb to the top floor and look out from the small arch window, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape: the landscape belt along the Qingxi River extends to the South: near the center of Baiya lake, the long dike is snaking, the arch bridge is curved, and the willow branches beside the Lake are fluttering all the way. Qingxi pagoda and Baiya pagoda look at each other from afar, just like two guards guarding the city.

Address: Donghu Middle Road, Guichi District, Chizhou City, Anhui Province

Longitude: 117.4937

Latitude: 30.665622