The four famous towers of China all feel inferior!
"The Number One Wooden Tower in China" is so beautiful yet so low-key, a national treasure that must be seen in this lifetime.
When it comes to the "Four Great Ancient Towers of China," every middle and elementary school student knows them by heart. However, if we set aside their spokespersons and literary works and focus solely on the architecture itself, none of today's "Four Great Ancient Towers of China" are truly deserving of their names anymore.
Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower, which embodies the spirit of 'worrying before the world worries, and enjoying only after the world enjoys,' Cui Hao's Yellow Crane Tower with 'the white clouds drifting freely for a thousand years,' Wang Bo's Pavilion of Prince Teng where 'the setting sun and the solitary wild duck fly together, and the autumn water shares the same color with the sky,' and Wang Zhihuan's Stork Tower, where 'one wishes to see a thousand miles further, and climbs up one level higher,' have all disappeared into the river of history. What we see today, except for the Yueyang Tower built in the late Qing Dynasty that can still be considered an ancient building, the other three towers are all modern constructions of steel and concrete.
In front of the authentic ancient Feiyun Tower in Wanrong County, Shanxi Province, these towers, whether compared in historical age or architectural craftsmanship, are all inferior and not on the same level.
The four famous towers of Shanxi version, the Feiyun Tower of Dongyue Temple in Wanrong, the Qiufeng Tower of Houtu Temple in Wanrong, the Xuanjian Tower of the old city of Yuci, and the Xian Shen Tower of Jiexiu, may not be as well-known due to the lack of endorsement by famous people and works, but they are all genuine ancient wooden structures, representing the superb level of ancient Chinese craftsmen's architectural skills. Each one commands respect.
Located in front of the Dongyue Temple in Wanrong County, Shanxi Province, the Feiyun Tower is a pure wooden structure. Like the Wooden Pagoda in Ying County, it is built from bottom to top without a single nail and is known as "The Number One Wooden Tower in China," alongside the Wooden Pagoda in Ying County, which is referred to as "the southern tower and the northern pagoda."
The predecessor of Wanrong County was Wanquan County and Ronghe County. When the two counties merged, the first characters of their names were combined to form the new Wanrong County, with the county seat set in Jiedian Town. The exact year of the construction of Feiyun Tower is unknown. Because it is located in Jiedian Town, it was originally named Jiedian Tower, and the existing building is of Ming and Qing styles.
Legend has it that in the second year of Wude during the Tang Dynasty (619 AD), the 20-year-old Prince Li Shimin led his army to cross the Yellow River and launched the key battle of 'Baibi Battle' to eliminate the separatist forces of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang. After the victory, Li Shimin built music towers and temples in the three places where he stationed his troops to showcase his military achievements. Today, only the Feiyun Tower in Wanrong County stands tall in the city of Wanrong.
The Feiyun Tower is 23 meters high, with three visible and five hidden levels, a total of four layers of eaves, 12 triangular roof sides, and 32 roof corners. From all directions, each layer is a beautiful and spectacular Xieshan-style building.
Standing at the base of the tower, one can see the bottom space filled with wooden columns, four spliced columns that reach the top of the tower, ingeniously connected with the surrounding 32 columns in a chessboard pattern. The entire Feiyun Tower is like an inseparable organic whole, solid and stable, with the overall structure largely maintaining its original appearance after construction.
The interior of the tower is densely packed with dougong brackets, exquisite and intricate, with more than 300 sets of dougong brackets encompassing 23 types of forms, yet without a sense of complexity and chaos. Looking at them, they are like clouds surrounding or like flowers blooming, with the eaves and upturned corners resembling birds ready to soar and strike the sky, exquisitely beautiful. No wonder the ancients praised it as 'connecting to the cloud paths above, overlooking the groundless below, with layered eaves and stacked corners, like leather yet as if flying, painted rafters and carved beams, shining in the moon and reflecting the stars'.
Many people know the spectacular wooden tower in Yingxian County, and many people have heard of the North Tower South Building, who is the South Building referring to? - Wanrong Dongyue Temple of Feiyun Building! 💰 Ticket price: 10 yuan, Yuncheng Tourism Annual Card does not include this attraction, it is recommended that you buy tickets on site, if you buy tickets online, there is no physical ticket, it is not easy to commemorate. 🗓 Itinerary: Whether it is free travel or driving, friends are recommended to come here in the evening, because blue sky and white clouds are allocated in the evening, and more photos of Shunguang can be taken. For friends who sit in the city view, this is also the last stop of the Wanrong Line. The time given is between 30-40 minutes, which is enough for 🌟 highlights: 1. The whole tower is a pure wood building. In the introduction of many people, he will say that he did not use a nail, in fact, there are still some in it. 2. The first sight you enter the gate, you can see the tower, it is recommended to take pictures on the left or right side of the tower, it will be the best shooting point. 3. Whether it is on the tower or on the temple behind, there are many Lux worth pulling into the shoot. It is very good-looking. It is most recommended: 1. Find a quiet corner, sit there quietly in a daze, watching him, is my favorite way 2. There is a post office opposite the attraction, Blessed are friends who like the postmark [Grin]
The first wooden building in the world, the Feiyun Building of Dongyue Temple in Wanrong County, Yuncheng, Shanxi, at first sight, was shocked by the sky, and the Shijia Tower of the Buddha Palace Temple in Yingxian County, Shuozhou, Shanxi, and said that the north tower of the southwest building, the first wooden building in the world and the first wooden tower in the world, the proper Shanxi two, the cultural relics on the ground look at Shanxi, absolutely worthy of the name. For protection reasons, wooden artifacts have been declined to climb the tower, but do not hinder the appearance of tourists, it is also breathtaking.
The flying cloud building is23.19 meters high. The whole building does not use a nail. It is completely pure wooden structure. It is only supported by the sky pillar that goes directly to the roof on four and Thursday. The whole building is bright, dark and five floors, each floor is covered with yellow and green glazed tiles, and there are different shapes of samurai on the corner of the wings. Under the armpits are densely arranged with more than 300 groups of bucket arches, intricate.
The central four pillars directly reach the top floor, surrounded by 32 wooden pillars straight up, the bottom plane is square, the surface is wide into the depth of each five, cross break the top of the mountain, the second and third floors each out of the building, all have railings. It is divided into three small rooms with two flat columns, the upper roof, the mountain flowers forward, and the bottom is supported by interspersed materials. The structure is clever and the appearance is exquisite, forming the extremely rich outline of the building. The whole building is densely arched, with a total of 307 groups, and the shape is varied, giving people a sense of flying. Feiyun Building is a pure wooden structure, and the architectural legends are different.
Traveling all over Shanxi series (4) - Yuncheng ▪ Feiyun Building enjoys the prestigious "China's first wooden building" Feiyun Building is located in Dongyue Temple, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, in a proper Yuanming style. The whole building is densely arched, exquisite and exquisite, and is a pure wooden structure. Feiyun Building regardless of the size of the interface, are set of, and Yingxian wooden tower intersect, known as the "South Tower North Tower". The old people who were cool in the afternoon, the children who played the balance car, and the young people who were idle and looked at their mobile phones appeared in Feiyun Square, which stood opposite the Dongyue Temple, in a different leisurely attitude, highlighting the lively and slow life of the small county. When you step into the Dongyue Temple Gate, a supreme peace comes, and the tall wall blocks the traffic and bustle. This rapid opposition conversion seems to be turned 180 degrees, but there is no sense of contradiction. Looking up at this extraordinary flying cloud building, you will find that it is not as colorful as other towers you have seen before, but the original logs are all colored. Wood is exposed to the sun, the north wind, the rain, the snow, and even the map-like water stains are deeply etched on its surface in the four seasons of nature year after year. The squats are horizontal and vertical, stacked and added, and they are so original in front of my eyes. There is no Huafu, no pretentiousness, real and simple, but they are open and open everywhere. The torrent of history wraps up all beings and everything in this world. The change of dynasties, the reproduction of human beings, the fade of relics, but never stopped the endless but refreshing footsteps. Every relics I can see today is my luck. Listening to the explanation, hearing the story, feeling, imagination, and taste of those anecdotes of that generation is the greatest harvest and fun for me to watch historical relics, and it is also the best motivation for me to walk the world, see the mountains, see the water, and see my own. I love this, the power of walking. 📌 TIPS: 💰 Tickets: 10 yuan/person 🅿️ There are parking spaces on the roadside at the entrance of the scenic spot and on the roadside to the east, and you can park for free. 📸 Feiyun Building can no longer climb the building, only shoot around, and the two diagonals with the temple gate are the best shooting points for the whole building. Of course, you can also use drones to overlook the shooting.