The original pagoda that stood at the same site was dubbed the Wooden Pagoda, and was built in 860 AD during the Tang dynasty (618-907). The pagoda's present form of brick and wood dates to 1045 AD during the reign of Emperor Renzong (1022–1063) of the Song dynasty (960-1279), and was renovated and restored in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. It was formerly part of the Tianning Monastery, and although the latter no longer exists, the pagoda has been well preserved since the 11th century. In 1966 the pagoda was damaged in an earthquake, but immediate repairs have kept it standing and open to the public.
Features
The brick base and structure of the 42 m (137 ft) tall pagoda ends after the 4th floor, as the rest of its height from the 5th floor up is purely wooden construction. It features a total of nine stories with nine wooden tiers of eaves encircling the octagonal frame of the pagoda.[1] In the center of the pagoda stands a large column, a feature of Chinese architecture in pagodas that was discontinued sometime after the Song and Yuan periods. Built a decade later in 1055, the Liaodi Pagoda (China's tallest pre-modern pagoda) also features an inner column, in the shape of another pagoda. Within the interior of the Lingxiao Pagoda, a wooden staircase leads up to the 4th floor. The pagoda is also crowned with a cast ironspire. It is at the foot of this pagoda, that Dutch bishop Mgr. Frans Schraven (1873-1937) and his companions suffered their martyrdom in 1937, at the hands of the Japanese army, because of their refusal to hand over to the soldiers the Chinese women and girls whom had taken refuge in his compound.[2]
lingxiao, pagoda, chinese, 凌霄塔, pinyin, língxiāotǎ, wade, giles, linghsiao, chinese, pagoda, west, xinglong, temple, zhengding, hebei, province, china, zhengding, hebei, province, half, brick, half, wooden, pagoda, built, 1045, with, little, change, renovation. The Lingxiao Pagoda Chinese 凌霄塔 pinyin Lingxiaotǎ Wade Giles Linghsiao T a is a Chinese pagoda west of the Xinglong Temple in Zhengding Hebei Province China The Lingxiao Pagoda of Zhengding Hebei Province a half brick half wooden pagoda built in 1045 AD with little change in renovations since Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe original pagoda that stood at the same site was dubbed the Wooden Pagoda and was built in 860 AD during the Tang dynasty 618 907 The pagoda s present form of brick and wood dates to 1045 AD during the reign of Emperor Renzong 1022 1063 of the Song dynasty 960 1279 and was renovated and restored in the Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties It was formerly part of the Tianning Monastery and although the latter no longer exists the pagoda has been well preserved since the 11th century In 1966 the pagoda was damaged in an earthquake but immediate repairs have kept it standing and open to the public Features EditThe brick base and structure of the 42 m 137 ft tall pagoda ends after the 4th floor as the rest of its height from the 5th floor up is purely wooden construction It features a total of nine stories with nine wooden tiers of eaves encircling the octagonal frame of the pagoda 1 In the center of the pagoda stands a large column a feature of Chinese architecture in pagodas that was discontinued sometime after the Song and Yuan periods Built a decade later in 1055 the Liaodi Pagoda China s tallest pre modern pagoda also features an inner column in the shape of another pagoda Within the interior of the Lingxiao Pagoda a wooden staircase leads up to the 4th floor The pagoda is also crowned with a cast iron spire It is at the foot of this pagoda that Dutch bishop Mgr Frans Schraven 1873 1937 and his companions suffered their martyrdom in 1937 at the hands of the Japanese army because of their refusal to hand over to the soldiers the Chinese women and girls whom had taken refuge in his compound 2 Notes Edit Xu 2007 146 https www lazaristen com images downloads genesis of the vincentian future in the netherlands pdf pp 27 37See also EditArchitecture of the Song dynasty List of Buddhist templesReferences EditXu Xiaoying ed Zhongguo Guta Zaoxing Beijing Chinese Forest Press 2007 External links EditLingxiao Pagoda at Chinaculture org Wooden Pagoda at Tianning China org cn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lingxiao Pagoda amp oldid 983431320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
