Introduce
The things tower is the extant highest imitative timber structure pavilion type stone tower of China, are known by the emblem of Quanzhou overseas Chinese hometown, it is the intersection of Chinese and Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection that turn on yuans of the intersection of temple and important component of buildings. The famous tower of town country of east tower, it is salty and open to be established in Tang from the first year of an era to six years (860-865) ,It is wooden tower of nine grades originally.
The treasure celebrates ( 1227) for three years in the Southern Song Dynasty Build into seven grades of bricks tower again. From will it be good bright two year the Southern Song Dynasty to the tenth year of the Chun You 1238- 1250)Reconstruct five the intersection of stone and Tamerlan of today into. The west tower is called Renshou tower. Established in five generations of roof beam chastity ( 916) in bright two yearses ,It is wooden tower of seven grades at the beginning. The treasure celebrates ( 1277) for three years in the Southern Song Dynasty Rebuild the brick tower. Continue definitely from the first year of an era to good bright the first year of an era the Southern Song Dynasty 1228- 1237)Reconstruct five the intersection of stone and Tamerlan of today into. Things tower whether eight five the intersection of simulated wood and pavilion collect together of the intersection of type and building, the east tower is 48.27 meters high, 45.06 meters of west towers.
One fills one, body of the tower, tower to all construct while building with white granite in twin towers. Two towers share 6293 cubic meters of stone material, gross weight is about 19510 tons. The base of the tower is thick and firm, 1604 years (the 13th year of perpetual calendar in Ming Dynasty) It is in control that the heavy earthquake of Quanzhou is safe. Door of per storey of octahedro four of two towers, misplace through one storey of doors and shrine. Pairs of body of the tower fly to eaves stick up spine, Lu fight China join, stop the intersection of volume and the intersection of lintel and workshop, the intersection of the Huaihe River and corridor collude fence pay and bind from head to foot, careful and firm. Last iron tower cast, to calabashes gold-decorated, there are 11.1 meters and 10.65 meter respectively on height, on stopping and carrying been eight iron chains big and among eaves corner respectively from stopping.
It is that a metal small bell amounts to 80 to stick up the eaves corner. Tower Buddhism artistic stone carving of the things, radiant splendour appears. Distributed 160 personages relief on the wall of twin towers, there are Bodhisattva, arhat, Buddha s warrior attendant, god, eminent monk and emperor, crown prince, appointed official, lay Buddhist and Buddhism story personage that are converted to, the middle sets off 22 personages, the birds and beasts. Have 80 to keep watch god to carve among the eaves of twin towers. Their need fill one and carve Buddha and spread 37 cubic meters of Fig., 48 pictures of dragons and phoenixes lion s bird flowers, shoulder 16 dwarves of tower. It has relief that both sides of step are like the bee. Step on tower, overlook, nearby the intersection of street and Qu spend tree, field the intersection of farmland and mountains and rivers have a panoramic view of at a distance.
