Chengtian Temple Pagoda

Chengtian Temple Pagoda is the only ancient tower in Ningxia with documentation of the beginning of the construction, and the tallest of more than 100 ancient towers in Yinchuan. This pagoda and Buddhist temple built in Yinchuan have a huge project and tens of thousands of soldiers, which lasted five or six years. When the tower was built, the Queen Mother also used the gold coffin silver to install the Buddhist top bones of the Western monks and buried them under the tower. After the tower and temple were built, no Tibetan queen Emperor Yuan came to participate in the opening ceremony. In that year, the Song Dynasty gave the "Great Tibetan Sutra" to the temple. Later, the high monks returned to the temple to sit on the lecture, the Queen Mother and the Emperor of the Lingyu often came here to listen. The temple is full of incense, monks are endless, often "Eastern celebrities", "West Tiandashi" exchanges, immediately Chengtian Temple became a holy place of Xixia Buddha Gate, and Liangzhou (Gansu Wuwei) Huguo Temple, Ganzhou (Gansu Zhangye) Reclining Buddha Temple, and called Xixia three major Buddhist resorts.

Chengtian Temple is a famous Xixia royal monastery in Yinchuan City. It is a relatively complete ancient building complex preserved by the famous Xixia Dynasty. The ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, the pine and cypress are evergreen, and the tranquility is solemn. More valuable is the temple tower with the exact construction of the Xixia Chengtian Temple Tower. Chengtian Temple Tower is an eight-story eleven-story pagoda, high 64.5 meters, higher than the big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 0.5 meters, the whole tower is upright, angled and tapered style, clear and concise. Historically, the charming posture and spirit of Chengtian Temple Pagoda have attracted many literati and ink guests to fill in their words. "Floor floating light protection, pagoda Xia Xia air float". "Roaring law to hear the Fans, bells ringing ancient tower Zhentian wind." Thinking about the tower must also be a symbol of the power and image of a generation of dynasty. The Xixia Dynasty has become history, but this Xixia Buddha tower is still standing, for people to hang the past civilization and glory, telling the love and hatred between the peoples and many countries in this land nearly a thousand years ago. Can stand here and witness the veins of this millennium history development, will there be some emotion. Going forward, all glory and pet humiliation are in a laughing conversation. If you go to Yinchuan, it is recommended to take a look, the ticket is 10 yuan.

There are not many people in the scenic area, and there is a parking lot outside Chengtian Temple Tower. Tickets are 10 yuan and the tower is 20. The windows on each floor of the tower can be opened to see the scenery, remember to close it when you leave. The scenic spot is not big, you can sit quietly for a long time and listen to the tower ringing on the tower.

Tickets and lighthouse tickets have risen, the tower is worth climbing, very high. There is historical value. The temple is dilapidated and completely closed, can't go in, there is no monk, the greening outside is maintained, but I feel distressed, why not repair the temple?\

Chengtian Temple Pagoda was built in the western summer of the first year of Youchu (1050), and is one of the famous pagodas in Xixia. The tower is an octagonal pavilion-style brick tower, a total of 11 floors, 64 meters high, higher than the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, is the tallest brick tower in Ningxia of more than 100 ancient towers, and the only ancient tower in Ningxia that has been documented in the original era.

The first stop in Yinchuan is here, and it is 100 meters walk from the first hospital where a friend works. There are no tourists at noon in April, tickets are three yuan, and the tower is 5 yuan. The stairs in the tower are very narrow and only accommodate one person, so be careful when you go down, there is no elevator. The weather is good, you can see the whole picture of Yinchuan City on the top floor. The appearance of the tower is good for the buildings of the past millennium. When there is wind, you can hear the wind bell on the tower. The murals and sculptures in the park feel that they have not been paid attention to. This is a tower built for the son by the queen of the party and the Xiang nationality that has disappeared. Personally, it is worth seeing a regional style at that time!