The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is a national civilization, even written into history textbooks. But what many people don't know is that China also has a leaning tower. If we talk about this birth history, the leaning tower of China is even earlier and closer than the former 100 year. Today I want to talk about Wuta in Fuzhou.
If you are not a Fuzhou native who has lived in Fuzhou for a long time, I believe most of you have never heard of this leaning tower. Bian Xiao also learned about it when he was playing in Fuzhou. Because it is very special, the ancient pagoda is located at the eastern foot of Wushi Mountain in Gulou District, Fuzhou, and its existence is still very eye-catching. You can tell at a glance that this is by no means a fake. Because, if there is no new tower, its appearance will be so gloomy and vicissitudes, which is obviously the unique precipitation of the years, witnessing the existence of time and is the most appropriate description.
When we walk into this tower, we will find that its tower body is not the first impression, but completely black, but we will also see the unique yellow and black in the blue stones. Some places are yellow as sand, and some places are black as coal. The colors of the two are intertwined and covered together, forming its unique color. Because of this, Fuzhou locals call it Wuta.
The earliest original name of Wuta was "the tower that worships the wonderful, protects the saints and holds fast", which was built in the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, it was originally built to please Tang Dezong and to pray for the emperor's birthday, but the tower survived for about 80 years and was destroyed for some historical reasons.
The tower was rebuilt in Fujian in 94 1 year, and its seventh son (who was also the emperor at that time) advocated it. The main purpose is to show the spirit of imperial power, but unexpectedly, the people who advocated repairing the tower were killed before it was built, so the tower has been preserved to this day. It is the earliest stone pagoda in Fuzhou, which is relatively well preserved at present.
Because the tower is too high, the traditional and ancient method of building a tower by piling mountains was adopted. It is to artificially accumulate a large amount of soil and sand next to the tower foundation to form a unique slope. Then put the big stone on the special slideway at that time. The slideway was paved with logs. Everyone Qi Xin worked together to push the material up. When the stone tower was built, all the soil slopes were removed.
According to historical records, when Wuta was just built, some people found it slightly tilted, and craftsmen at that time also suspected that it would be damaged soon. Surprisingly, I didn't expect it to last until now. During the Qing Dynasty, when Wuta was windy or met with bad weather, the stones would fall off and the tower tilted further eastward. Surprisingly, however, it did not fall. 1950 strengthened and repaired the tower, so it looks less dangerous. If you have a chance to come to Fuzhou, you must see this famous leaning tower. Will you come?
China version of the Leaning Tower: It was earlier than the Leaning Tower of Pisa 100 years ago, in Fuzhou, Fujian.