Basic introduction Chinese name: Yongshou Tower? Foreign Language Name: Yongshou Tower Location: Lishui District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province Climate Type: Subtropical Monsoon Climate Ticket Price: Free Initial Construction: Geographical location, historical overview, bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan in the thirty-fourth year of Ming Wanli, geographical location Yongshou Tower is located in Yongshou Tower Garden, Lishui District, at Baota Road, Lishui District, the source of Qinhuai. Yongshou Tower is a Feng Shui Pagoda, which was built in the thirty-fourth year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1606). Formerly known as Yongchang, it was later renamed as Yongchang. It was rebuilt in the first year of Qing Qianlong (1736). It is a symbol of Lishui District. Climbing to the top of the tower overlooks the beautiful Lishui area. The tower is a brick wooden pavilion with 7 floors and 8 faces, and the height is about 40 meters. The bottom floor is surrounded by octagonal white stone pedestal, and each floor of the tower has four coupon doors, and the other four sides are fake doors. The fake doors on the second floor and above are placed alternately, and the fake doors on the fourth floor are changed into fake window frames. Each floor has a waist eaves, a flat seat and railings around it. A square tower room is made in the tower, and wooden escalators and wooden floors are placed on each floor. At present, the tower foundation, stone fence, waist eaves, flat seats, brakes, indoor floors and escalators have all been destroyed, leaving only the octagonal tower wall. 1992 was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Nanjing, and now it is a cultural relics protection unit in Jiangsu Province. The source of Qinhuai is surrounded by green mountains and green waters. The ancient pagoda in the setting sun has a picture of a water town under the shining of the setting sun. Yongshou Tower Garden is the first garden at the source of Qinhuai River. It is famous for its towers, which add luster to it. Lishui Museum has a novel design, unique shape and spacious exhibition hall, which can enjoy various exhibitions. The cloister reciprocates, and there are wonderful songs leading to seclusion. A bay of clear water surrounds the garden. There is a bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan, a Korean grandmaster, under the weeping willow. When he was young, Cui Zhiyuan crossed the west coast alone and studied in the Tang Dynasty. After finishing his studies, he became an official in Lishui, enjoyed the scenery of mountains and rivers, and wrote poems such as Zhongshan Fu, Gui Yuan Bi and Chronicle of the Emperor. For more than 1000 years, he has been honored as the originator of Korean China literature. The legend of the Tang Dynasty, The Fairy Red Packet, records an adventure when Cui Zhiyuan rested in Nanzhao Xiange, Lishui County. There are two female graves here. I don't know which dynasty and generation, two women died for love, and the poet forgot to mourn and was deeply touched. That night, there was a red bag filled with Erli trees, which was used to hold poems and thank you. The two sang with each other and enjoyed each other. The so-called gifted scholars and beautiful women perform a romantic love history; The ancient tombs of two women witnessed several human feelings. Towering tower, facing the sunset alone. According to records, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the magistrate of a county lost the geography of fertile water and raised funds to build a tower. Tacheng, formerly known as Yongchang, made it immortal. Its tower is a wooden pavilion-like building with seven floors and eight sides, and Jin Ligang and Dou Shen are carved below. In the old days, when the lights were lit on the first and fifteenth nights, the tower of Yongshou Temple was brightly lit up and down, exquisite and spectacular. The long Qinhuai River, the majestic Yongshou Temple Tower, the beautiful scenery of the ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River, and the quaint and elegant Yongshou Tower gardens. Walking in it will definitely be boring and fun, and wealth will increase. According to the shape of the tower, we can imagine that Anqing Temple is a Buddhist temple with strong incense. During the Cultural Revolution, Anqing Temple was completely destroyed. Except for the stupa, all temples, Buddha statues and artifacts were spared. Yongshou Tower in Anqing Temple is a Buddhist cultural relic and is listed as a protected unit. 1995, the county * * * approved to open it as a place for Buddhist activities, and Buddhists raised funds to build a new temple and reshape the Buddha statue. But it was handed over to Buddhism and managed by Zhongning Cultural Department. At present, Buddhist teachers have not yet lived in the temple. So there are no abbots, prisons, etc. History Overview Yongshou Building is one of the oldest buildings in Lishui. It is located in the northwest suburb of Lishui District, beside Qinhuai River and Li Ning Expressway. It is a Feng Shui Pagoda built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. How did Yongshou Tower come from? It is said that Lishui's population was not prosperous at that time, and its writing style was depressed. It is not good for the Yin and Yang family to call this "Feng Shui" in Lishui. It is believed that the county seat is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the northwest is empty, so the Qinhuai River flows northward into Nanjing, taking away the wealth and talents of Lishui. In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, at the initiative of magistrate Xu, the government and the people jointly raised funds to build pagodas, blocking the nozzle and making up for the shortage of mountains and rivers. In the thirty-fifth year of Wanli (1607), the pagoda was completed in December, and it was named Yongchang Pagoda, meaning to pray for the eternal prosperity of the county. Later changed to Yongshou Tower. Build Yongshou Temple around Tasmania. In the fifth year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, Yongshou Temple has nearly 100 monks, which is the largest temple in Lishui City. In the forty-four years of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, the pagoda was seriously damaged by fire. In the first year of Qianlong, citizen Kehong was rebuilt by He Zhong; In the late Qing Dynasty, the pagoda suffered another fire, leaving only a brick structure. Yongshou Temple Tower is an octagonal brick tower with seven floors and a height of 32.5 meters. Located on Sumitomo Baishi, the tower is about one meter high. Each side of the tower is 3.2 meters long and has a waist, engraved with moire patterns and grass-rolling patterns popular in the Ming Dynasty. The tower gradually shrinks from bottom to top, and its shape is very beautiful. The priest of the wind hangs at the top of every roof, and the breeze is blowing, jingling and lasting appeal is endless. Cui Zhiyuan, a bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan, is a Korean who once served as an official in Lishui. In South Korea, he is known as "Oriental Confucianism" and "Eternal Teacher", and his position is equivalent to Mencius of China. The story of a ghost "fairy red envelope" widely circulated in China and South Korea is about Cui Zhiyuan. To commemorate Cui Zhiyuan, in 2000, Lishui District raised funds to carve a bronze statue of Cui Zhiyuan. After the restoration of the bronze statue, many Koreans are attracted to worship in Lishui every year.