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History of Shuiting Street
Quzhou is located in the west of Zhejiang Province and the upper reaches of Qiantang River, with a very advantageous geographical position. Known as "the thoroughfare of four provinces and the first of five roads". Quzhou is a national historical and cultural city with a history of 1800 years. Quzhou has a beautiful ecological landscape and is an excellent tourist city in China. The activity of "Traveling around Quzhou for Free" has attracted countless tourists from home and abroad.

As a national historical and cultural city, Quzhou is rich in historical relics, especially Shuitingmen historical and cultural block, which is the block with the richest historical and cultural heritage in Quzhou. Now the Shuitingmen historical and cultural block has been renovated, and the scenery is more beautiful, which is not lost to the ancient block of any city in China. This is a new punching point for network celebrities in Quzhou.

Shuiting Gate is a city gate on the ancient city wall of Quzhou. Shuiting Gate is adjacent to Qujiang River, and the Tao Tao Qujiang River flows through the west side of Shuiting Gate. The whole gate is a square double-decker pavilion, which is a common gate building in the south of the Yangtze River. From Qujiang River to Shuiting Gate and into Shuiting Street in the ancient block, Quzhou Ancient Governance Institute is here, witnessing the rise and fall of this ancient city with a thousand years.

There are many scenic spots in the historical and cultural block of Shuitingmen, such as Three Streets and Seven Alleys, Ling Xuan of Zhouwang Temple, Shennong Hall and Tianwang Pagoda, all of which must be punched in at the Shuitingmen.

The pagoda in front of us is "Tianwang Pagoda", which is located on the north side of Shuiting Street, about130m away from Shuiting Gate. The Tianwang Tower and its affiliated buildings under the night market are brightly lit and antique, attracting many tourists to punch in.

Tianwang Pagoda has a long history, which can be traced back to Liang Chaotian's prison years. It is one of the oldest pagoda buildings in Quzhou. At first, it was a pavilion-shaped brick tower with six sides and seven floors and a height of 35 meters. On the east side of Tianwang Pagoda, there is a temple called Tianwang Temple, which has three pagodas. Tianwang Pagoda was rebuilt on the basis of its current site.

The Heavenly King Pagoda in history is particularly famous and is the tallest building in Quzhou. Standing at the top of the tower overlooks the whole city of Quzhou. However, due to the long history, tower bricks often fall off. 1952 was demolished, leaving only the tower foundation and underground palace. In 20 15, Tianwang Pagoda was rebuilt, and the completed Tianwang Pagoda faced the Shuiting Gate far away and became Quzhou.

Tianwang Pagoda is a building with six sides and seven floors. This kind of ancient pagoda is very rare in China. Generally speaking, most of the ancient pagodas we see are six sides and nine floors, and the seventh floor is the highest floor in Buddhism, that is, the seven pagodas.

The Heavenly King Tower glows slowly in the night, and the four heavenly kings at the door give people a solemn feeling, which is not felt during the day. If you visit the Heavenly King Pagoda, you must go to night.

Of course, most of the buildings around Tianwang Pagoda are renovated antique buildings, but against the backdrop of the night, they look particularly antique, which makes people immersive and gives people a very poetic atmosphere.

In addition to traditional buildings in China, there are many buildings of the Republic of China in front of Shuige. Walking on the bluestone road, looking at the bell tower and the lined lanterns in front of you, there is a feeling of crossing.