& ltbr & gt& ltbr & gt These two stone pagodas are located on the east and west sides of the temple. The East Pagoda is also called Zhenguo Pagoda and the West Pagoda is also called Renshou Pagoda. This tower is very strong and will not collapse in an earthquake of magnitude 8. Lifelike stone carvings can still be seen on all floors of the tower, and their styles blend the artistic essence of ancient Yue culture, Central Plains culture and overseas culture.
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& ltbr & gt& ltbr & gt The foundations of Zhenguo Tower and Renshou Tower are selected on hard plastic old clay, which is firm and firm; The stone octagonal tower has strong integrity and rigidity. Although it has experienced many strong earthquakes and typhoons, the main body of the tower is still intact.
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& ltbr & gt& ltbr & gt Dongxi Pagoda is the highest existing pavilion-style stone pagoda in China, the emblem of Quanzhou's hometown of overseas Chinese, and an important part of Kaiyuan Temple complex, a national key cultural relic protection unit. The National Pagoda, a famous town in the East Pagoda, was built in the Tang Dynasty (860-865) from the first year of Xian Tong to the sixth year. It turned out to be a nine-level wooden tower. In the third year of Southern Song Dynasty (1227), Baoqing was rebuilt as a seven-level brick tower. From the second year of Jiaxi in the Southern Song Dynasty to the tenth year of Chunyou (1238- 1250), it was rebuilt as a five-level stone tower. The west tower is called Renshou Tower. It was built in the second year of the Five Dynasties (9 16). It was originally a seven-level wooden tower. The brick tower was rebuilt in Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty for three years (1277). From the first year of Shaoding in the Southern Song Dynasty to the first year of Jiaxi (1228- 1237), it was rebuilt as a five-level stone tower. The East West Tower is an octagonal five-story wooden pavilion with a roof structure. The East Tower is 48.27 meters high and the West Tower is 45.06 meters high. The pedestal, tower body and tower cover of the Twin Towers are all made of white granite. The two towers share 6293 cubic meters of stone, with a total weight of about 195 10 ton. The foundation of the tower is thick and stable, and the Quanzhou earthquake in 1604 (Ming Wanli 13) was safe and sound. Two towers with eight sides, four doors on each floor, and the doors between floors are staggered with niches. The top and bottom cornices, roofs, arch coupons, lintels and Huailang Goulan of the Twin Towers are interconnected, meticulous and firm. The tower gate is made of iron, and the heights from the gate base to the gilded gourd are 1 1. 1 m and 10.65 m respectively. Each tower gate is tied with eight big chains between the gate top and the cornice. There are 80 metal clocks with upturned eaves. The Buddhist art stone carvings in the East West Tower are colorful. There are 160 relief figures on the walls of the Twin Towers, including bodhisattvas, arhats, King Kong, immortals, monks, converted emperors, princes, famous officials, lay people, Buddhist story figures, etc., and there are 22 foil figures and animals in the middle. There are 80 watchmen carved between the eaves of the Twin Towers. There are 37 Buddhist biographies, 48 dragons, phoenixes, lions, flowers and birds, and negative towers 16 dwarfs. The elephant eye boards on both sides of the steps are embossed. Climbing to the tower, you can see the flowers and trees in the nearby streets and the mountains and rivers in the distant fields.
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