Fuzhou White Pagoda, formerly known as the Pagoda for Gratitude, was built in the first year of Tang Tianyou (904), recommended by Fujian Wang and built by his parents.
Legend has it that a radiant orb was found in Biji, so it was named Dingguang Tower. When the tower was first built, it was a seven-story brick-core wooden tower with a height of 66.7 meters. There were brick shafts in the tower and a wooden pavilion in the outer ring. The buckets, lintels, beams and railings on each floor have been carefully carved, and the tower walls and doors are also painted with Buddha statues. In the 13th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1534), the tower was destroyed by thunder and fire. In the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing (1548), it was rebuilt into a seven-story octagonal brick building with a height of 4 1 m. Because it is coated with a layer of white ash, it is called white tower. Climb to the top by the spiral staircase in the tower and have a bird's eye view of Rongcheng. From the stone path on the east side of the main hall of Dingguang Pagoda Temple, you can climb the first peak of Yushan Mountain to make up the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, there is a Vientiane Pavilion, where rocks stand tall and overlap. The chair bar faces west, Wushan is green and the ancient pagoda is steep. When Xin Qiji, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was appointed as a well-known ambassador in Fuzhou and an Anfu in Fujian, Chongyang climbed Jiuxian Mountain and wrote the poem "Xijiang Moon": "I don't know how much sorrow I can get after the Mid-Autumn Festival, only yellow flowers are left."
[Edit this paragraph] 2. Hohhot Baita (Wanhua Yanjing Pagoda)
The place where the White Pagoda is located is the site of Fengzhou City in Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. Due to years of man-made destruction and natural erosion, there is only a rough tower with a residual height of 43 meters. Ni Gu Mei Pagoda is located in the northwest of Qingzhou City in Liao Dynasty, and was built in 1049. It has been more than 930 years since the tower was built, but it is still basically intact. Under the sunlight, the golden light shines brilliantly, which contrasts with the chalk-gray painted tower, making it more magnificent and colorful, making visitors relaxed and happy. In order to protect this ancient building, the relevant units in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Hohhot invited experts in archaeology, history and architecture to conduct textual research on the White Pagoda in the eastern suburb of Hohhot, and determined the restoration plan. From 1985- 1987, the renovation took three years and was completed in three phases. Today, the magnificent White Pagoda of Liao Dynasty is reappearing in front of domestic and foreign tourists with its ancient and brand-new appearance.
[Edit this paragraph] 3. Beijing White Pagoda (Lama Pagoda in Tibet)
Located on Qionghua Island in Beijing Beihai Park, Baita was built in the eighth year of Shunzhi in the early Qing Dynasty (165 1). This is a Tibetan Lama Tower. According to the records of the stone tablet, at that time, "those who have lamas in the western regions who want to praise the emperor with Buddha, please set up a pagoda temple, live a long life and help the people", and with the approval of the emperor, they built Ai 'an Temple and White Pagoda. The tower is 35.9 meters high and varies from the upper ring to the lower ring. It's of the Sumi Mountain type. The top of the tower is equipped with a treasure cover and a treasure top, and is decorated with patterns of the sun, the moon and flames to show that Dharma shines like the sun and the moon and shines on the earth forever. There is a small shield-shaped niche on the front of the tower, in which there is a Tibetan pattern with yellow characters on a red background, which means "good luck". This niche is commonly known as "Eye Gate" and "Stone Wheel King Kong Gate". The tower was destroyed in the 1679 earthquake and rebuilt the following year. 1976 Tangshan earthquake spread to Beijing and the top of the tower was damaged. When it was repaired, it was found that there was a 2-inch square gold lacquer box hidden in the main heartwood of the tower, and there were two "relics" hidden in the box, which proved that the tower was a stupa. The tower stands on the top of Qiongdao, surrounded by green trees, majestic and eye-catching. The White Pagoda and Ai 'an Temple, which symbolize the divine right, are located in the important position of Qiongdao, and they embody the feudal thought of "divine right of monarchy" with the momentum of dominating the whole park, which is a major feature of the palace.
[Edit this paragraph] 4. Nanchong Baita
The White Pagoda, also known as the "Infinite Pagoda", is a pagoda in the Song Dynasty, located on Heming Mountain in the west of Gaoping District. According to the newly-built Nanchong County Records, "When the White Pagoda Morning Bell was built in Song Taizu, it was built in Hemingshan." It is one of the eight scenic spots in Nanchong. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Sichuan Province.
The White Pagoda is a pavilion-style brick pagoda with a height of 39.56 meters. The stone platform is a sumitomo, and there are dragon forest patterns carved around it. The tower has 13 floors, and the first floor has arches in and out. From 1 to 10, there are small niches, and each niche is embedded with a statue. * * There are 93 small niches. There are ten doors and nine windows. White gypsum is stuck around the tower, and the columns, squares and arches are all painted with khaki dyes, which are particularly bright and dazzling under the sunlight. The top of the tower is a millstone made of iron with a hollow outer circle, which can not only prevent lightning strikes, but also allow people to climb the top of the tower from space and enjoy the scenery of Nanchong City. "Looking around the Qianfeng show when boarding, the bell scattered into five clouds", which is another landscape of Nanchong.
[Edit this paragraph] 5. Liaoyang Baita
Liaoyang Baita is one of the 76 ancient pagodas in China, which belongs to the national cultural relics protection unit. Liaoyang Baita is a famous ancient pagoda in the north. It is majestic and simple, standing in the north corner of the ancient city of white pagoda park. Built in Liao and Jin Dynasties. After the repair, it still maintains the style of the initial construction period.
According to the records of Taming in the Golden History and Biography of Empresses discovered by 1922, it was built by Wan Zai for his mother Li during the reign of King Dading (1161173). Although it has been repaired for generations, it still maintains its original style and features, and it is one of the best brick towers in Liao and Jin Dynasties. 1963, 1972 and 1982 were repaired three times. 1988 People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and the State Council were announced as national key cultural relics protection units.
The tower is a brick octagonal 13-story solid dense eaves type with a height of 7 1 m, which is divided into four parts: tower foundation, tower foundation, tower body and tower brake. The tower foundation has two floors. The lower part of the tower seat is folded, and the upper part is a two-story low-waisted sumeru, carved with lotus flowers, buckets, geisha and fences. There are semicircular inclined columns carved at each corner of the lower part of the tower, with a prominent horizontal grid in the middle of each side, and an eyebrow arch niche in the middle of the lower part, where Buddha statues are carved. Outside the niche, two waiters stood on both sides, engraved with Xiao Bao Gai and Fei Tian. There is a hanging treasure cover in the middle of the upper part of the horizontal grid, and a flying treasure cover is carved in the upper right corner of the left side. Bronze mirrors are embedded on both sides of the tower. The dense eaves on the upper part of the tower are indented from bottom to top. The eaves are tiled, the horns are covered with beasts, and the eaves are hung with wind. The tower brake consists of a brick-carved brake seat and a gold-plated brake lever. The lower section of the brake seat is octagonal double petal lotus-shaped, and the upper section is bowl-covered. The gold-plated copper ball and the phase wheel are connected in series on the brake lever.
[Edit this paragraph ]6. Xingcheng Baita
Baita is located at the foot of Jiulong Mountain, 4km north of Baita Township and 4km southeast of Xingcheng County, commonly known as Linglong Tower. It is Juehua Island (now Chrysanthemum), a Buddhist holy place in Liao Dynasty.