According to the records that Qin Cheng rebuilt the White Elephant Pagoda of Yongjia Baita Temple in Ming Dynasty and Shi Xianpei rebuilt the White Elephant Pagoda in Republic of China, it was built in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649). The first overhaul was in the Xianping period of the Northern Song Dynasty (998- 1003), "overlooking the floating map with seven levels, there is a huge town on one side". It is said that the tower was built in the Northern Song Dynasty (about 976), with a height of 39 meters, six corners and seven floors. During the maintenance for many times. 1965 was demolished with the approval of the provincial government due to the serious inclination of the tower.
The original White Elephant Tower is a brick-wood structure, with 6 faces and 7 floors, a height of 3 1.3m, a base diameter of 7.8m and a tower wall thickness of 2.2m From the elevation, it consists of a base, a tower body and a tower gate. Seen from the plane, it is divided into three parts: tower core, outer wall and cloister. There are two steps on the first floor. This design imitates the ladder system in the attic of the temple, which is convenient for getting on and off. The periphery of the tower is layered with wooden waist eaves, flat seats and railings. There are hidden columns and leaning columns on both sides, forming a three-room style, with doors or niches for Buddha statues. From bottom to top, the height of each floor decreases in turn, the diameter converges in turn, and the shape is tall and graceful. In the basement, open a door, build a wooden ladder, and gradually turn to the seventh floor. Looking from a distance, the scenes are refreshing. The eaves are wide and the wings are upturned, and the crisp sound of the wind travels ten miles. 2 1 block of tower brick in October of the third year of Chongning (1 103) was found in the tower, indicating that the tower brick was fired from 1 103.
Innovations in Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China;
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, "Jing Yun was far away and watching Taiwan was lonely; The relic is convinced that the light is still there. The stars changed, and jiaozi's shadow fell on the painting column; The rain shakes the wind, and the stork's nest breaks. When you don't take advantage of it, watch the sun set. " In the 12th year of Jiajing (1533), Qin Cheng, abbot of Baita Temple, led a group of people to "build rafters, help the new and revive the old; Every penny makes a mickle. " A second repair was made. By the time of the Republic of China, "it was a year old to teach thousands of people, and it was a generation away. Frost eroded the wind and rain, the bell rope was broken, the bird came, the sill was rotten, the tile flying column was broken, and the cloud tower fell." Seeing this, the abbot of Toutuo Temple decided to advocate repairing it again. First take out the funds accumulated in the temple for many years, then launch fundraising, and then start construction smoothly. He entrusted the project to his disciples, and then the abbots of the second temple of Toutuo and Xianyan were responsible for training and longevity. His disciples cooperated with Fan and Daikin, and hired prestigious masters from all directions. "Building rafts, buying cement, building bricks and tiles, operating in a bleak way, showing off the skills of ghosts and gods, decorating in many ways, and intrigue, so that things are constantly increasing."
The existing White Elephant Tower was rebuilt by 1999 1 1. The structural scale of the reconstructed White Elephant Pagoda is modified according to the contents recorded in an original unearthed inscription, with six corners and seven levels, and the total height is more than two meters higher than the original. Because it is located near Wenruitang, in 2003, "White Elephant Tower Shadow" was listed as one of the "Eight Scenes of Tanghe River".
Wenzhou White Elephant Tower
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