Stand Alone, Exquisite Pagoda | Wenfeng Pagoda in Anyang, Henan
【Seeing Central Plains·Anyang·Wenfeng Towering】Arriving in the ancient city of Anyang, yes, the small Anyang is one of the eight ancient capitals of China. In history, the Shang Dynasty, Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Former Yan, Eastern Wei, and Northern Qi successively built their capitals in Anyang, hence the name 'Seven Dynasties Ancient Capital'. It is also the location of the World Cultural Heritage—the late Shang Dynasty capital 'Yinxu', the hometown of oracle bone inscriptions, and Yuan Shikai is also buried in Anyang. However, we did not go to Yinxu, the treasures unearthed from the Tomb of Fu Hao are now in the Henan Museum and the National Museum. We went to the iconic building of Anyang today—the super beautiful Wenfeng Pagoda. Wenfeng Pagoda was built in the Qing Dynasty, with a special shape, divided into five layers, increasing in size from bottom to top, umbrella-shaped, which is extremely rare in ancient pagodas. Coupled with the red tower body and green glazed tiles, it is simply stunningly beautiful. There are also eight exquisite brick reliefs at the bottom of the tower, which are simply too beautiful!
Tips: The eight corners of the tower are decorated with cloud dragon pillars. There is a door on each of the four sides of the lower part of the tower, the south side is the real door, and the rest are fake doors. Above the arch door, there is a brick carving of two dragons playing with a pearl. There are coiled dragon pillars surrounded by huge dragons on all eight corners, with iron chains and shackles added, which are very dynamic. Between the eight dragon pillars, there are eight brick relief images of Buddhist stories. These reliefs are vivid, lifelike, natural in posture, and lifelike, they are rare art treasures.
The first stop of this trip to Henan, Anyang, a quaint place, the citizens are also unpretentious. The Wenfeng Tower was not as difficult as some reviews said. Going at dusk, very quiet, clean and tasteful.
The temple is not big and the tower is shaking. It is recommended to climb the tower, and the fare is not expensive. Meituan 49 doubles including Tianning Temple ticket Q and Wenfeng Tower climbing tower are very small inside, there is no staff to guide the current limit, but everyone has a strong sense of safety, will not go up and down the tower people are blocked together, the quality of tourists is quite high. The stairs in the order tower are steep and narrow. It is not recommended for the elderly and too small children to climb. My middle-aged man is shaking his legs when he comes down. However, you can see the panoramic view of Anyang City at the top. It is quite good. Unfortunately, the weather today is not as expected, otherwise it will be beautiful.
Where it is worth going, the ancient tower that can be climbed up, the exquisite stone carvings around the tower, feel the imprint of history. The shape is unique, the upper and lower, the lower are small, the thousand years are not down, and I look forward to going again. You can watch the scenery of Anyang City at the top of the tower.
Tianning Temple, the ancient charm is long, and the history is settled on every brick. Ascending high and looking at the distance, you can see the scenery of the ancient city, which is refreshing. The incense in the temple is full of devout believers, adding a peace and peace to Anyang. This is not only a destination for pilgrims, but also a paradise for photographers. Every shutter captures a beautiful moment in time.
The ancient tower of the millennium, the only brick tower in the country that can be climbed to the top. The brick imitation wood structure, the simple beauty. Wenfeng is a show.
Go! Worth going! Although it is small, in case we don't let the tower one day, we will earn it.