History
It was first built in the second year of Zhou Guangshun (952) after the Five Dynasties.
The Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were all renovated.
In the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1772), Huang Bangning, the prefect of Zhangde, inscribed the four characters "Wenfeng towering show" on the lintel of the pagoda door, so it was also called Wenfeng pagoda.
In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was restored to seven floors.
In 1964, the Anyang Municipal People's Government carried out major renovations.
In 2001, some buildings were restored.
The story behind Wenfeng Pagoda
The Chinese pagoda was first built during the Yongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (58-75 AD) and was mainly used to enshrine the relics of the Buddha or the remains of eminent monks. , in the long feudal society, in addition to the above functions, towers also gradually became Feng Shui buildings in some ancient cities or regions. The three existing towers in Jingmen have both similar and different functions. According to the traditional city location and architectural layout , the Dongbao Pagoda is used to town the dragon vein of the area, the Bone Pagoda in Moon Lake Square is used to town Shuikou of the ancient city, and the Wenfeng Pagoda is used to pray for the prosperity of the state's cultural fortune and the peace and tranquility of the people. Due to the development of society, today the Three Pagodas have become a historical and cultural landscape. Here let us explore the forgotten stories behind Wenfeng Pagoda.
Wenfeng Pagoda was built in 1862 AD, 143 years ago. It is located in the west of Fengmingmen Confucian Temple and Gongyuan in the ancient city of Jingmen, echoing the Confucian Temple and Kuixing Pavilion. "Jingmen Zhili Prefecture Chronicles" records that "Wenfeng Pagoda is located on the Xun side of Longquan Academy, opposite Dongshan Pagoda. It was built by Zhou Han and others in the first year of Tongzhi, intending to use the idea of ??"thunder and wind are weak" as a way to encourage many scholars in the academy." However, the stone inscription on the lintel of Wenfeng Pagoda reads "Tongzhi Renxuchun, built by Zhou Mu Mu Silong". It can be seen that Wenfeng Pagoda was built by Mou Silong. In fact, the person who actually raised funds to build the pagoda was Zhou Han, a famous gentleman from Jingmen in the late Qing Dynasty. . According to the Zhou family genealogy records provided by the state annals and Zhou Zhongbin, a descendant of the Zhou family, Zhou Han was named Zhou Hougong, also named Baosheng, also named Yinghai, and was born in the 23rd year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1818 AD). Zhou Han was the fifth son of Zhou Yuheng, the late Qing Dynasty's political history and third-rank minister of border affairs. He was also known as "Master Friday" among the people. When Zhou Han was 37 years old (AD 1856), his father, his third brother Zhou Enqing, and his fourth brother Zhou Yan died in the civil war in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. Emperor Xianfeng issued an edict to allocate funds for his father to build the Zhou Zhenke Temple in the courtyard of the old Cultural Center on Gongshang Street. Zhou Han was worried about his father and brother, so he resigned from Sichuan and returned to Jingmen to observe his filial piety. From then on, he was indifferent to fame and fortune, lived in simplicity, no longer became an official, and lived in seclusion in a house with his husband, Shi Po Wang, in Jiulong Valley. Later, at the request of the state pastor, Zhou Han came out to take charge of organizing regiment training and maintaining city security. Zhou Han's "Changlin Ying Construction Record" and "Tuanfang Yi" were recorded in the state annals. Zhou Han was enthusiastic about public welfare. From 1860 to 1863, he raised funds to build the Wenfeng Pagoda outside Fengming Gate and the Baiyun Tower on the stage of Baiyun Cave. According to the inscription, the two projects were started at the same time. The Zhou family donated about 100% of the money. sixty. The author found that Zhou Han did not leave any inscriptions on the projects he built. His extraordinary literary talent and sentiment can be seen from the "Jinglai Villa" written by Zhou Han at Baiheting in Longquan Middle School.
The world has gone through vicissitudes. Just 140 years have passed. Some of the buildings that matched Wenfeng Pagoda were destroyed by war and man-made disasters. Perhaps because Wenfeng Pagoda is a combination of stones, the solidity of the stones allowed it to survive. Come down, but today’s Wenfeng Pagoda is not the Wenfeng Pagoda of the past. Xiangshan Avenue was built in the 1980s. Wenfeng Tower was located on the central axis of Xiangshan Avenue. It was originally a beautiful and rich historical and cultural landscape in the city. It was said that it hindered driving safety. Wenfeng Tower had to give way and was moved about 300 meters westward. It was rebuilt in the current Longquan Park, and the cultural relic value of Wenfeng Tower was also reduced. Insightful people commented that "cultural relics have become nothing." We dare not say that this is a foolish move, but it is better than being completely destroyed.
"Yunhan Zhaohui, writing style Mingfeng" Today when we strolled in Longquan Park, probably few people took a look at Wenfeng Pagoda, but the name "Wenfeng Pagoda" will always be engraved in every Jingmen In people's hearts, we hope that Wenfeng Pagoda will bring prosperity to Jingmen's cultural fortune, make Jingmen's society more harmonious and its people happier tomorrow.