Chapter 18: Wooden Tower

"Not bad."

He Ying nodded:

Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty not only fully implemented the policy of "sinicization", but also presided over and appointed ministers to build Luoyang of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the largest capital city in Chinese history, which could not even be compared to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"The largest capital?" Although Tang Guoguo was surprised, she obviously knew more and more about thinking, "Big? Is that what he is making? ”

"Of course not, this picture is the point I'm going to talk about." He Ying was not in a hurry and clicked on a picture.

On this map of Luoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tang Guoguo not only saw that there was a river called "Luoshui" in the south, but the location of those Chaohe cities was also different from the norms of craftsmen camping the country in the "Examination of Work Records".

After making sure that he had not made a mistake in his notes, he asked again: "This Luoyang City of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Yecheng built by Cao Cao look similar, but they are different, am I right?" ”

"Guoguo's eyesight is really amazing!"

He Ying said, he had already used a laser pointer on the PPT to circle Luoshui in the south of the city and the city in the west of the city. And several unfamiliar names on the picture also appeared one by one with her pressing the button:

"Before the construction of Luoyang City in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong had sent people to inspect Cao Wei Luoyang and Cao Cao's Yecheng, and while learning from experience, he did not want to copy and imitate, so he put forward the concept of 'going to the old and revering the new'. The architects he appointed to work together were Sikong Muliang, Jiang Shaoyou, Jiang Shaoyou, Dong Er, Li Chong, Wang Yu and others. ”

Hearing the phrase "go to the old and worship the new", Gu Zhaodi immediately understood:

Therefore, the design of Luoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty actually generally adopted the pattern of the "Examination of the Gongji", but in order to use the rivers in the south of the city to develop the economy and create shipping conditions for sending troops south, the actual planners had to break the norm of 'the front and back of the city', and arranged the 'city' in the south direction of the 'court'. Being able to flexibly use geographical conditions to design the capital in this way, Emperor Xiaowen's concept is indeed unique. ”

Chu Mingchen, who no longer quarreled with Lou Xinyue, heard this seriously, and suddenly had a different opinion:

"It's not unusual to come up with an idea. I think that Mu Liang and Li Chong, who are the actual planners and builders of this capital, can be regarded as great architects! ”

"Yes! ~”

Tang Guoguo nodded in agreement, if it were himself, he would not be able to think of how to meet the whimsical ideas of the "owner" Emperor Xiaowen.

"That's true."

He Ying also thinks so, but she does not unfold the great achievements of these people, but continues to introduce the architectural climax set off by the royal family and nobles of the Northern Wei Dynasty after the capital was moved to Luoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty:

"After that, the style of gardens prevailed in the architecture of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and a large number of buildings appeared that could 'overlook the city'; and because the city was in the south and the city was facing in the north, it was not surprising that the market was able to prosper and develop, and merchants gathered; the residents of the city also lived together according to the division of labor according to their professions, resulting in a regular lifang system, and this system of strict hierarchy and strict management also had a profound impact on the planning of the city in later generations."

He Ying spoke seriously, and the other four also listened carefully.

I didn't expect that Luoyang City of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which had been destroyed in just 42 years of history, would have such a high status in the history of Chinese architecture.

However, Chu Mingchen listened to it and felt that He Ying seemed to have missed one of the most important contents.

Seeing that she didn't seem to have the intention of continuing to speak, she raised her hand to remind: "Senior Sister He Ying, how do I remember that the Buddhist temples and pagodas in this period were particularly flooded, isn't this part worth talking about?" ”

"It's because it's worth going into depth, so we're going to look at the next paragraph!" He Ying said that he had clicked on the next page of PPT.

The above topic happens to be a supplement to Chu Mingchen.

The pioneers of Chinese pagoda construction technology - Su Mu Huaiwen and Guo Anxing.

"I also memorize poems related to pagodas." Seeing that Lou Xinyue opened her mouth again, Chu Mingchen was one step ahead of her, "Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain!" ”

Lou Xinyue was robbed of her lines, so she could only glance at Chu Mingchen: "Please, isn't this poem a good description of the Northern Wei Pagoda?" ”

"Then you have a description of the Northern Wei Pagoda!" Chu Mingchen sneered twice, obviously taking the provocation of this vase as a daily compulsory course.

"Joke, you let Miss Ben carry it, Miss Ben will carry it?"

"Cut~ If you won't, you won't say no! There is no shame in it! ”

"Then what if I recite it?"

Chu Mingchen saw that Lou Xinyue not only did not flinch, but raised the bar with himself, and he also lost his temper when he landed: "If you can recite it, I will saddle up the horse after Chu Mingchen, and let your Miss Lou call you!" ”

Seeing that Chu Mingchen was really coming, He Ying wanted to dissuade him: "Chu Mingchen, do you want to think about it again!" ”

"Yes, Chu Mingchen, Lou Xinyue is from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and what she learned is ancient Chinese." Tang Guoguo saw that He Ying wanted to speak and stopped, and after thinking about it, he only added, "And she is always ...... by drama lines."

How do you know that Chu Mingchen didn't believe it at all, this star-chasing girl who can only be a nymphomaniac can easily understand the original text of the Yongning Temple Tower in "Luoyang Jialan".

The two days of open and secret fighting have long made him want to frustrate the sharpness of this vase:

"What am I thinking? Willing to lose! ”

"You said it yourself!" Lou Xinyue said, with a light smile on her lips.

He Ying and Tang Guoguo looked helpless, but Gu Zhaodi sat quietly on the side, watching the fire from the other side.

But seeing that Lou Xinyue was not in a hurry, she got up and said: "The most famous Buddhist temple and pagoda in the Northern Wei Dynasty is Yongning Temple and its tower. ”

"Yo, do you still know about Yongning Temple?" Chu Mingchen's eyes were a little surprised.

"Yongning Temple was built by the order of the Empress Dowager Ling after Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty succeeded to the throne." Lou Xinyue looked at Chu Mingchen, and then continued, "In "Luoyang Jialan", its tower is described like this. ”

There are nine layers of floating maps, and the frame wood is for it, and it is raised 90 zhang high...... There is a golden treasure bottle on the brake, which holds twenty-five stones. Under the treasure bottle, there are 30 gold plates that bear the dew, and the gold duo is hung around the turns, and there are four iron cables again, leading the brake to the floating map...... The floating map has four sides, and there are three households and six windows on the face, and all the houses are vermilion lacquer...... The embroidered pillar gold shop is terrifying. As for the high wind and eternal night, Bao Duo and Ming, the sonorous sound is heard for more than ten miles......"

Hearing this fluent recitation, Chu Mingchen was dumbfounded: "You can also recite the full text of this thing?" ”

Lou Xinyue rolled her eyes: "The big man counts when he talks!" ”

"You're too rebellious!" Chu Mingchen said and cast an incredible look at He Ying, "Senior Sister He Ying, didn't you say that Lou Xinyue knew about chasing stars, but in fact, she didn't know anything?" ”

"Ahem!" He Ying didn't know how to explain, so he cleared his throat and clicked on the next page of PPT, "Actually, this content was added by Lou Xinyue for me." ”

"What?" Chu Mingchen was incredulous, "How many of you already knew?" Still watching me fall into her trap? ”

He Ying also wanted to say that he was also shocked.

And, not only that.

When they were perfecting this part of the content last night, Tang Guoguo and Gu Zhaodi were there, but they heard Lou Xinyue recite this content word for word, and they also said bravely that He Ying would sort out all the ancient books and poems related to ancient buildings from the Sui Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.

Who made Chu Mingchen self-righteous and bumped into Lou Xinyue's muzzle?

The others ignored Chu Mingchen's wailing on the side and began to discuss this famous pagoda of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Gu Zhaodi: "It is said that the pagoda of Yongning Temple was the tallest building in the world at that time, converted into the current unit of measurement, it is 147 meters, and the height is 2.2 times that of the existing wooden pagoda in Yingxian County, Shanxi!" ”

"Ah~! Is it that high? Tang Guoguo looked yearning, "Isn't this an ancient skyscraper?" ”

"So to speak." When it comes to Gu Zhaodi's field, her answer is even more professional, "The tower is a civil engineering building, and the center of the Yongning Temple tower has sixteen wooden pillars in a bundle, much like the 'core' structure in modern super high-rise buildings." ”

"That's right." He Ying saw that Gu Zhaodi had extended some content, and he began to add, "And this kind of building is very earthquake-resistant, such as the wooden tower in Yingxian County, which has experienced many earthquakes without falling." ”

Hearing this, Lou Xinyue was puzzled: "Its structure is so powerful, then why did the Yongning Temple Tower disappear?" ”

This question was quickly answered by He Ying: "In fact, this period of history is turbulent, and the change of imperial court regime is like a marquee, so not only many towers, but also countless ancient buildings such as grottoes will be destroyed for various reasons." For example, in the Buddha extermination campaign, many Buddhist temples, pagodas and cave statues were destroyed. ”

"It's man-made." Gu Zhaodi added, "In fact, there are many natural disasters that will also bring catastrophe to ancient buildings, such as major earthquakes. ”

"But isn't the wooden structure of an ancient building very earthquake-resistant?" Tang Guoguo was puzzled.

"It also depends on the power and magnitude of the earthquake, and if it just shakes, it can be avoided." Gu Zhaodi said, with a regretful expression on her face, "If the earthquake level is too high, or there are mudslides, landslides, and cracks on the surface, it will be difficult for the ancient buildings to survive." ”

"I know this!" Lou Xinyue said straightforwardly, "Ten years ago, when the Sichuan earthquake occurred, many ancient buildings were destroyed, and the landslide cracked at that time, and I heard that the two mountains merged into one. Not only were many compatriots killed, but many ancient buildings disappeared, and I looked it up on the Internet......"

When it came to the earthquake ten years ago, He Ying's face was visibly white to the naked eye, she wanted to stop it, but she didn't know how to speak.

Chu Mingchen was a little impatient: "I said, let's not mention the earthquake, right?" ”

"Why? Oops, I found it! Lou Xinyue didn't pay attention to the defeat of his subordinates, and read out loud according to the list of damaged ancient buildings on the Internet, "The ancient buildings destroyed by the earthquake include Dujiangyan Erwang Temple, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Wuhou Temple, Pingwu Bao'en Temple, ......"

But before she finished speaking, Chu Mingchen, who was still unserious, suddenly had a cold face and a terrifying tone:

"I said don't say it! Can't you hear me!! ”

With that, he got up and slammed the door and left the classroom.