As early as June, 65438+July, 0993, recommended by experts from National Cultural Heritage Administration in China, mediated by Shanghai Cultural Management Committee, and repeatedly appointed by Taiyuan Municipal Government, Hangzhou Cao Shi Institute of Building Rectification and Reinforcement was entrusted to rescue the East Tower. However, due to the lack of geological research on the loess plateau in our special research institute for studying soft soil foundation and saving the leaning tower of Pisa, we have always declined this invitation and entrustment. 1994 65438+1October 2 1, accompanied by the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Management Committee, we made a five-day field trip to Taiyuan. We used the late night or even the whole night to consult all the materials, drawings and reports of the East Tower, and found that the tower was in danger of collapse at any time. On the third day in Taiyuan (i.e.199465438+1October 24th), an "expert technical demonstration meeting on rescuing the East Tower" was held without notice. At the meeting, we put forward a preliminary plan to rescue the East Tower, and made a speech in eight parts, which was approved by the leaders of the experts attending the meeting. We were deeply moved by some things that happened afterwards. At that time, Gu, the old director of Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress, Zhang Xisheng, the deputy mayor, and Xiao, the director of the Municipal Cultural Management Committee, came all the way to Hangzhou and invited us to save again. The governments of Shanxi Province and Taiyuan City attach great importance to the rescue of the East Tower, and list it as one of the ten practical things of the municipal party committee and municipal government. Through on-the-spot investigation, we were deeply moved by the local people and government's deep feelings for the cultural relics built by their ancestors. We also feel that as an ordinary citizen of China, we have a sense of responsibility to protect the cultural relics and historic sites of the motherland. After repeated research, we have decided that we can only move forward and there is no retreat. For the people in Shanxi and Taiyuan, it is worthwhile to take more risks and suffer more.
With the strong support of the provincial party committee, the provincial government, the municipal party committee, the municipal government, experts and scholars, and the local people, the rectification of the East Tower was officially signed on June 65438+April 0995. We started construction on May 27th. 1995. After my research, the engineers and technicians headed by Li Cha worked hard and did a lot of in-depth and meticulous work. After revision, the experience meets the requirements of the contract. 19951October 20th,1May 7th, 1996, the structural reinforcement, maintenance and restoration of the East Tower completed by our institute passed the expert technical demonstration meeting for the second time.1July 6th, 1996, the contract was signed and local construction started. The project was rated as an excellent project in Shanxi Province. Cha made outstanding contributions to the rescue of the East Tower and was awarded the honorary title of honorary citizen of Taiyuan City.
The Twin Towers are the symbol of Taiyuan. "The Twin Towers Lingxiao", one of the eight scenic spots in ancient Taiyuan, is still a famous scenic spot in Taiyuan today, and its figure even appears in the city emblem of Taiyuan. It is precisely because there are these two striking ancient pagodas in the temple that many people only know Shuangta Temple, but don't know its real name.
Although Shuangta Temple is a Buddhist temple, it was built for another purpose. Pagoda is not only a monument to Buddhist saints, but also a form of Buddhist architecture. But in the14th century, a kind of "Feng Shui Pagoda" appeared, commonly known as "Wenfeng Pagoda". According to the traditional theory of Yin and Yang Feng Shui, this tower is used to change the Feng Shui of a place and make up for the shortage of local mountains and rivers. The Feng Shui Pagoda is just a kind of architectural form of taking the pagoda, which has no essential connection with Buddhism.
After Song Taizong burned Jinyang City, Taiyuan was rebuilt 30 miles northeast of the original site. After Emperor Zhao and Emperor Song got their wish, they removed the king of Taiyuan and destroyed the geomantic omen of Taiyuan, the grandeur of the former cultural capital disappeared, leaving only a dull history and mediocre literary talent. No one will care about the troubled times of Jin and Yuan under the rule of the riding nation, and the smoke will be gone. When China was reunified, the decline of culture added a touch of sadness to the gentry, who were eager to relive the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and strive to revitalize Taiyuan culture.
According to feng shui experts, the northwest of Taiyuan is higher than the southeast, so "civilization can't be opened" and "people are fierce". Because Kuixing is located in a low terrain, it is difficult to flourish, so it is necessary to build a tower in the southeast of Taiyuan to make up for the lack of terrain that is not conducive to cultural development, to prosper the scholar style and to increase the number of scholars, which is called "opening mountains and rivers to win the shape"