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Yan Shenyu knew that this bridge was built in the 22nd year of Qianlong, and it was built by Gaoheng, the imperial salt patrol of Yangzhou, to welcome Qianlong's second southern tour and fund the imitation of the Wulong Pavilion and Beihai Bridge in Beihai, the capital. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When the Wuting Bridge was built, there was no open water surface in the Beihai Sea, so the pattern of the Wulong Pavilion in the Beihai could not be copied. But the clever craftsman took a different path, combining the pavilion and the bridge to form a pavilion bridge, which was divided into five pavilions, gathered in a bridge, and the pavilion was connected by a short corridor between the pavilions to form a complete roof. "Five pavilions are built on it, the following four wings, and there are five out of ten on the side of the bridge hole."

The architectural style has both the beauty of the south and the hero of the north. The total length of the Lotus Bridge is 55.5 meters, the bridge base plane is divided into 12 piers of different sizes, the most unique is the bridge base, although it is made of large pieces of bluestone, but it is very delicate, the bridge pavilion is appropriately proportioned, and the configuration is harmonious.

The bridge builder built the bridge foundation into a "stump" shape, the main bridge is a single curved arch bridge, 4 wings on the side, each wing has 3 half-arch bridge holes, together with two fan-shaped bridge holes of the approach bridge, a total of 15 holes.

The holes are connected, and when viewed from the front, together with the reflection, 5 holes are formed, with different sizes and shapes; Under the boating bridge, the holes are connected, like a castle. The five-pavilion bridge like the lotus out of the water, the structure is ingenious, the shape is unique, the bridge and pavilion are combined, the momentum is magnificent, and it is unparalleled in the world.

The oldest bridge in Huaguo is Zhaozhou Bridge, the most magnificent bridge is Lugou Bridge, and the most delicate and artistic representative bridge is the Wuting Bridge in Yangzhou, which is a model of the combination of traffic bridge and ornamental bridge in the ancient city of Huaguo. ”

Lotus Bridge is recorded in the "Yangzhou Painting Boat Record": "Whenever the moon is full, each hole has its own month. The golden mixture, the moon is shining, inexplicable. Looking at this, I know that the three pools of the West Lake and the moon cannot be beautiful.

It can be seen that not only the fireworks should go down to Yangzhou in March, but also in the Mid-Autumn Festival night to Yangzhou Slender West Lake Wuting Bridge to feel the "clear waves and moon shadows." The head is hollow over the clouds, and the night listens to the jade flute".

Yan Shenyu and Koala stood on the Wuting Bridge and looked east, and the scenery in the distance was "a small bridge flowing water, and the wind pavilion stands upright on the top of the mountain; Mingxuan stone fence, fishing Zhu straight into the water" is like an endless Jiangnan landscape Chinese painting scroll, fully embodies the beauty of the south.

Stand on the Wuting Bridge. Looking into the distance, the painting boat shuttles, and the scenery is picturesque. To the south, there is a white tower that reaches into the sky; In the east, there is a small gold mountain fishing platform hidden in the emerald color of the lake; To the north there is the lush Ten Thousand Gardens.

Yan Shenyu and Koala look to the west, the lake is clear and ethereal, the trees are continuous and green, and the pavilions are scattered, which is a good scenery. Qing Huang Hao'an's "Wangjiangnan. Wuting Bridge": Yangzhou is good, high-span Wuting Bridge, and the face is clear and clear. The head is hollow over the clouds, and the jade flute is listened to at night.

Wuting Bridge, the proportion of the bridge pavilion is appropriate, the configuration is harmonious, and the bridge base is made of large pieces of bluestone, which is very delicate. If the slender West Lake is like a graceful and beautiful lady, then the Wuting Bridge is like a belt composed of five lotus flowers that tightly binds the waist of the thin beauty, showing her extremely charming demeanor.

Paired with a slender white tower nearby. One horizontal and one vertical, one white and one colorful, the reflection ripples in the water. Unique. Looking down on the east side of the bridge, this group of buildings surrounded by water is called Tsukiso, which is named after the shape of a wild duck floating on the surface of a lake. Its building is very short, and the layout is also very decent, which not only sets off the majestic posture of the Wuting Bridge, but also accompanies the white tower in the south of the bridge.

The white pagoda south of the Wuting Bridge is a famous building of Lianxing Temple. Symbol of Lamaism. This tower is still said to be "built overnight" in Yangzhou. Legend has it that Qianlong took a boat to visit the Slender West Lake for the sixth time, and the cruise ship arrived at the Wuting Bridge, and suddenly said to the accompanying officials in Yangzhou: "This place is like the spring yin of the Beihai in the capital, but it is a pity that there is a white tower missing." ”

Early the next morning, Qianlong opened the window to take a look. I saw a white pagoda standing majestically next to the Wuting Bridge, thinking that it was descending from the sky, and the eunuch beside him hurriedly knelt down and said: "It was made overnight by the salt merchant Dajia in order to make up for the regret of the Slender West Lake in the upper reaches of the Holy Mountains." ”

It turned out that this white pagoda was made overnight by Jiang Chun, one of the eight salt merchants, who bribed Qianlong with 10,000 gold, according to the pattern of the white pagoda in the capital, and then based on salt packets and paper ties. Although you can only look far and can't climb close, Qianlong said with emotion: "The humane Yangzhou salt merchants are rich in the world, and they really live up to their reputation." ”

Although this is only a legend, this white tower was indeed built in imitation of the tower of Beihai, as early as the Kangxi period. The current white tower is rebuilt in the Qianlong period, all are brick structures, although the shape is not as majestic and magnificent as the tower of Beihai, but although it is thin and does not feel shabby, it is slender and colorful. The scenery of the capital has also added a bit of the delicate atmosphere of the West Lake to Yangzhou.

The scenery around the entire Wuting Bridge and the White Pagoda can be called the best scenery on the Slender West Lake.

To the east, "Meiling Spring Deep" is ethereal in the water, to the west "Spring Terrace Bright Moon" is flying in Danying, to the south of the White Tower confrontation, coupled with the rendering of the Lotus Bridge itself and the reflection in the water, this scenery is not "Qionglou Yuyu", but better than "Qionglou Yuyu".

Walk along the west bank of Wuting Bridge, pass through the octagonal gate of Buyun, the name of this scene in front is "White Tower Eye Cloud", and it is also one of the 24 views of Qingsan West Lake. It was originally a large Yangzhou garden residence group built on the north shore of the Slender West Lake near the water, and it was named "White Pagoda Clear Cloud" because it could see the scenery of the White Pagoda across the Slender West Lake. Now the reconstructed "White Tower Clear Cloud" has a much smaller geographical scope.

The white tower is clear and cloudy, and the shore is extended, with a shallow level. There are many huge stones in the water, such as beasts squatting and jumping, and the water falls out of the stones, and the height is into steps. There is a strange peak wall standing, and the peak stone is engraved with the four words of "white tower clear clouds".

There are three high-rise rooms in front of the steps, the name is Guiyu, and the back of the island is the hall of the south and the north. The hall of the south and the north of the water is now the Yangzhou three knife store, with the park ticket here you can also get a picture of Qionghua for free. The plaque of the hall of the south and the north of the flower is inscribed by Mr. Lai Shaoqi. Lai Shaoqi, good at landscape, calligraphy. Scholars Jin Nong, Deng Shiru, the lacquer book rich in gold and stone.

An island surrounded by water on the south side of Wuting Bridge is the Lotus Temple, formerly known as "Fahai Temple", which was built in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, and has a history of 1,000 years. From the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, it was rebuilt for monks. Ming Taizu Hongwu thirteen years of Yuyong monk rebuilt; In the first year of the orthodoxy of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, the monk Fuhong repaired again, and a salt merchant surnamed Cheng in the Qing Dynasty repaired.

Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty in the 44th year of the fifth southern tour of Yangzhou, gave the name "Lotus Temple", and gave the plaque of "Zhongxiang Qingfan", the temple monk Leshi built a pavilion to worship, but the world still called it "Fahai Temple".

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Lianxing Temple was destroyed by fire, and it was rebuilt again during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. After the reconstruction, the lotus temple mainly includes: Daxiong Treasure Palace, Tianwang Palace, Tibetan Scripture Building, Yunshan Pavilion, White Pagoda and monk's room.

The temple is surrounded by lakes on all sides, and there is a five-pavilion bridge on the left. There is lotus incense bridge on the right, and there is a white tower behind it, which is the famous temple on the slender West Lake, and also the scenic spot of the lake. Fahai Temple is on the south bank of the lake, the temple gate faces east, and the building is on a high post. In front of the mountain gate. There is a high staircase, and the steps on both sides of the mountain gate are planted with pines and cypresses, and there is a cute little novice stone sculpture on each side of the steps.

There are also a group of small novice stone carvings of different shapes and naughty play in front of the shade of the trees outside. A little novice who sweeps the floor, plays, reads, and goes to Zen. The Buddha statues, ritual utensils, furniture, etc. in the temple were completely destroyed, and the hall and pavilion were also in disrepair for a long time, dilapidated, and the original abbot of Gitolin made a vow to rebuild Fahai Temple.

In front of the newly built mountain gate hall of Lianxing Temple, there are two layers of platforms, the next layer is used as a flower bed, and the upper layer of the platform edge is built on both sides of the white stone railing. Each balustrade is carved with stone lions, eight on each side.

There are two old cypress cypresses on the platform, a rectangular iron incense burner is placed in the middle, and the incense burner casts the three words of "Fahai Temple". The two sides of the mountain gate hall are built with the eight-character wall, and the stone amount of "Fahai Temple" is embedded above the mountain gate, which is inscribed by the master of Zhenjiang Jiaoshan Mingshan. There is a pair of lotus door pillows next to the door, with yellow walls and red doors, and green glazed tiles on the cover.

The third room is the Heavenly King's Palace. In the middle of the rectangular Buddha platform is dedicated to the pot-bellied Maitreya Buddha. After Maitreya Buddha enshrines the Dharma Protector Wei Dao Bodhisattva, the plaque of the Heavenly King Hall with black characters on a yellow background is hung above the lintel. The two sides of Maitreya Buddha are molded for the four heavenly kings. These four Heavenly Kings are slightly different from other places, and they are even more different from the magic weapons they hold.

There is no lute and an umbrella, and there is an extra big axe. A ginkgo biloba is planted on both sides of the back of the mountain gate hall, and the north is female and the south is male. Then there is the Buddha hall and the guest hall. There are about 10 nuns in the temple now, and the abbot is generous. The new Daxiong Treasure Hall is magnificent. Wonderful dignity, resplendent gold, Buddha land re-glorification. The plaque of "Daxiong Treasure Hall" is inscribed by Zhao Puchu, a famous Buddhist scholar and former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association.

Daxiong Treasure Hall couplet: The morning bell and dusk drum alert the world's fame and fortune, and the Buddha calls back the lost people in the bitter sea. The Buddha light shines on the plaque of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and enshrines the three Buddhas, in the middle is the splendid Buddha Shakyamuni Nyorai, and on both sides are the kind and kind Medicine Master and Mida Buddha standing on the lotus throne.

The queen of the Buddha is not a common large island Guanyin Bodhisattva group carving, but Guanyin Bodhisattva and the good fortune boy and the little dragon girl. On the left is Manjushri riding a green lion. Specializing in wisdom. On the right is enshrined the Bodhisattva Fugen riding a white elephant, specializing in Lide. Mida gave ten thousand cultivators to go; All sentient beings start to think, one thought, one Buddha.

The Buddha remembers all sentient beings, and all sentient beings are in the heart of the Buddha; All beings chant Buddha in the hearts of all beings. Life is immeasurable, wish to be immeasurable, bright and immeasurable; There is affection, affection. In the hall, there is a large-scale mural "Sutra Changing Map" painted according to the content and story of the Sutra of Guantian and Longevity, all of which are made of natural jade, which is very rare in temples across the country.

The morning bell and dusk drum wake up the world's fame and fortune, and call back the lost people in the bitter sea through the sound of the Buddha's name. Blissful mercy and deity lead all beings to Bliss together; The leader of the Po Sa sect has a wide tongue and a long tongue to teach the group of people to come out early. The north gate of the Buddha hall is inlaid with a stone amount "Fahai", Chen Yanwei book.

On the side, there is a "monument to rebuild Fahai Temple". There are five Yingyun Mountain Pavilion in the north of the Buddha hall. The southwest of the temple builds a half-room tablet pavilion facing the northeast, and there is the imperial tablet of Qianlong's inscription poem inside: a flower palace is pure because of the green water in Zhouhuan. What's the trouble with the Getai painting boat, it's just that the pavilion is not dusty. Ding Chouchun February royal pen

The royal poem is written about the Fahai Temple next to the White Pagoda, which is not disturbed by the mortal dust, and meditates on the bank of the beautiful Slender West Lake. There is a "lotus incense bridge" leading to the "leaf garden" in the southeast of Lianxing Temple. The lotus incense bridge is a brick and stone arch bridge, formerly known as "Fahai Bridge". It was founded in the fourth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, and was later rebuilt under the command of Yangzhou Wei.

When the Lotus New River in the Qing Dynasty was not opened, the boat only needed to pass under the "Fahai Bridge" to sail to Pingshantang.

"Fahai Bridge" was renovated, the stone steps on the bridge were re-paved, the bridge railing was changed from stone to concrete, the column head was decorated with lotus flowers, the lake road under the bridge was planted with lotus flowers, and the name of the bridge was changed to "Lotus Fragrance Bridge". Now the south of the "Lotus Temple" has a new wooden beam bridge.

Today's Fahai Temple not only adds a new attraction to Yangzhou's Slender West Lake, but also provides a good place for pilgrims and believers to be pure, peaceful and spiritual.

It is said that the monk in Fahai Temple is very good at roasting pig's head meat, and Luo Ping, one of the eight strange people in Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, has a poem: "The first sound of spring thunder at the beginning, mushrooms and jade drenched after the rain." Buy it with a roasted pig's head, don't ask the cook to ask the old monk. "Praise is the first old monk in Yangzhou to burn pig's head during the Qianlong period.

The monk's roasted pig's head seems to be very traditional, and Zhu Ziqing in his "Summer in Yangzhou" also remembers the roasted pig's head of the old monk of Fahai Temple in Yangzhou Slender West Lake. The most famous white pagoda of Fahai Temple stands majestically in the north of the temple, towering into the sky, and is rebuilt on the base of the old tower.

The tower shape is like a cone, there is a treasure cover under the golden bottle, there are tassels around it, the tower bell hangs high, the breeze comes slowly, and there is a sound. Under the treasure cover, it is "thirteen days", also known as "thirteen layers", which is a Buddhist language. The body of the tower is hollow, in the door of the pot in the south, there was originally a statue of the white-clothed monk, now I don't know what is hidden, although the door is set up and often closed.

The white pagoda of Fahai Temple is imitated according to the white pagoda of Beihai in the capital, and has a history of nearly two hundred years. The body of the tower is a masonry structure, the outer coating is white, it is divided into three layers, the upper layer is called brake, the middle layer is the niche, all are circular, the lower layer is the base of the tower, it is square.

The White Pagoda belongs to the Lama Tower, which is the tower system in the Tibetan Buddhist Lamaist monastery, and is only used as an embellishment in the Slender West Lake. The tower is 27.5 meters high, and the outline line is slimmer and slender than the Beihai White Tower.

The white pagoda is white throughout, divided into three layers: the lower layer is the pedestal, and there is a lotus seat and a diamond circle that support the tower body. The middle floor is the niche room, shaped like an ancient bottle, and the south side is set up with a vision door, and the statue of the white-clothed monk is provided inside.

The upper layer is a conical tower sha, with 13 layers of slender circle phase wheels, symbolizing the 'thirteen heavens' of Buddhism. The brake is placed on the top of the hexagonal treasure cover, the corner hangs the wind chime, and the top of the copper gourd tower is supported.

In the center of the pedestal of the white tower is the brick carved girdle Sumeru, octagonal four sides, three niches on each side, the portrait of twelve lives carved in the niche, symbolizing the 12 months of the year, 12 hours of the day. The ground floor is a square pedestal, surrounded by railings. The stigma is carved with stone lions, and the forms are different.

There is a small platform in front, and there are stairs on both sides of Taipei to climb people. When the Guangxu period was rebuilt, the stone steps were laid fifty-three times, symbolizing the "fifty-three ginseng" of the good wealth boy worshipping Guanyin.

Exactly: there are symbols everywhere, hints from time to time, and the gardening technique is very cleverly used. Chen Congzhou, a well-known garden expert, once compared the Beihai Tower with the Lianxing Temple Tower, saying: "However, the proportions are beautiful and even, the jade pavilion is elegant, and the clear clouds are near the water, which is different from the thick and stable work of the Beihai Tower." ”

The couplet on the pillar in front of the hall is the inscription of Tang Yun of Hangzhou: Don't be in Qingdian; The former Xuan pillow river. The right of the hall of the south and the north of the flower is Ji Cui Xuan, and the Xuan specializes in craft paper fans.

There are couplets on the front pillar of Jicui Xuanxuan: stacked stones pass through the stream; When Xuan dark green yun. The inscription is: Jiazi Chongyang Qin Shigu penmanship as a seal, the king of Yumen is eighty years old and eight years old.

Jicui Xuan is built in front of the half-green pavilion, the pavilion door is chic, it is a four-petal plum blossom type. On the pillars of the corridor there are Cheng Shifa inscription couplets: the corridor of the small courtyard is lonely in spring; The peach and apricot water murmured. (To be continued.) )

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