Wanshou Pagoda is located 60 meters southwest of Caoqiao (Chongde Bridge) in Luoyuan County, Fuzhou City. County-level cultural relics protection units.
Fuzhou Luoyuan Wanshou Pagoda
Wanshou Pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty, but it was later destroyed. It was rebuilt in the ninth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1376), destroyed in the forty-seventh year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1708) and rebuilt in the fourth year of Yongzheng (1726). Compared with the original pagoda, its height has increased and lasted for 51 years (1786). Built of granite, the tower is an octagonal hollow tower with thirteen layers of dense eaves (or Yunting), with a height of13.4m, in which the tower foundation is 77cm high and12.63m high. The whole tower is uneven, with the highest tower foundation and gradually decreasing height from bottom to top. There is a bluestone tower eaves between each floor, with distinct layers, soft colors, symmetrical appearance, neatness and stability.
The tower foundation of Wanshou Tower is relatively generous, with a length of 5.6 meters. The tower foundation is carved with clouds and made of dozens of big stones. The first to fourth floors of the tower are composed of two granite blocks, and the gaps between the floors are staggered to ensure the stability of the whole building. The fifth to thirteenth floors are a whole rock, hollowed out in the middle to relieve the pressure. From the first floor to the tenth floor, exquisite Buddha statues are carved on all sides of each floor. The Buddha statues are lifelike, sitting cross-legged, standing or walking, rubbing their shoulders with their hands, or laying their hands flat, with different postures and rich expressions. The eaves of the bluestone tower gradually shrink from bottom to top, and the shape is roughly the same. The octagon is tilted upward, and there are rounded waves carved on all sides, which are distinct and dynamic. The tower brake is round, like an upside-down bowl.
Exquisite carvings on Wanshou Tower in Luoyuan, Fuzhou
Wanshou Pagoda was listed as one of the "Eight Scenes of Luochuan" in Qing Dynasty, and it was named "Downtown Pagoda".
1980 10, Fuzhou Luoyuan Wanshou Pagoda is listed as a county-level cultural relics protection unit.
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