Jingzhen octagonal pagoda |
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The Jingzhen Octagonal Pagoda is one of the important cultural relics in Xishuangbanna. It is located Jingzhen village, Menghai County, and is 14 kilometers away from the county. People call it Jingzhen Octagonal Pagoda because it is located in Jingzhen village. Octagonal Pagoda, Dai said Chen Yan Shen, which means a place where the religious activities are held or the senior monks have their activities. Jingzhen Octagonal Pagoda is at the height of 15.42 meters, the Pagoda body is divided into 8 façades containing 31 smaller facades, jointed into 32 angles, and is composed of Pagoda seat, Pagoda body and top; a giant copper statue of Sakyamuni stands in a Pagoda room with 24 facades. There is a door provided respectively on the directions of east, south, west and north, there is a wooden ladder and stone steps at the south door, connected to the ground. The inner wall of the Pagoda is provided with various flowers and animal patterns drawn by gold powder, among them mirrors with different shapes are embedded. The top of the Pagoda is octagonal shape, and built with glazed tile, ten guide facades gradually contract to a cone shaped top, a 4-meter long iron rod is arranged on the cover, and a triangle-shaped banner is hung on the top end of the iron rod. Hanging around the pavilion canopies numerous Tong-ling, when referring to Qingfengdian, Dingdang remains silent, beautiful crisp. The appearance of the Jingzhen Octagonal Pagoda is exquisite and magnificent, the decoration is fine, the appearance is attractive, the workmanship is exquisite and unique, and it has valuable historical and artistic value, is a fine art craft among the Hinayana buildings, and it is also the mark of the building level in the ancient Xishuangbanna, it is listed as state-level key heritage conservation unit in 1988. |
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Octagonal pagoda is a Buddhist building, King is really the Regional Centre Buddhist temple, "Wala Zha are" an integral part. Legend has it, this is the place where Buddhists commemorated the Buddha Sakyamuni, and followed him wearing the hat Watkins Taiwan "Han Zhong card" architecture. In ancient times, it is a conference pagoda, on 15th and 30th of every month in Dai calendar, the Buddhas in Jingzhen gathers in the pagoda to listen to the hierarch and talk about the important religious activity, and it is also a place to handle the daily affairs, meanwhile it is the place where the monk is promoted as Buddha. Octagonal pagoda in the north is about two miles way, with a towering pagoda, and octagonal pagoda distant relative. Octagonal pagoda is standing in the river of sand with its graceful charm. There is an old and large bodhi tree between the Jingzhen tower and the octagonal pagoda, only several people’s arms can fully hug the tree trunk, the tree decorates the beautiful scenery of the octagonal pagoda. Among Buddhist towers in Banna, the octagonal pagoda Dai-building is the fine craft. From bottom to top, layers are gathered up in picturesque disorder, as the Buddha Sakyamuni Watkins Taiwan hat, decorated the top of the dazzling film, shown in the sacred Buddha, the Buddhist boundless. Verdant bodhi tree, sticky in leaves, the side of the octagonal pagoda, winded at the root, like a wise old man, just like the narrative of the several hundred years of prosperity and the vicissitudes of life. Looking round in the octagonal pagoda, the river of sand under the hill winds its way downward, the dark green peacock lake is like a pearl embedded in the lush green hills, along with the murmuring of the river, seems like there is also the muttering of the princess of Jingzhen and the prince of Mengzhe in the “Hulu letter”, it seems that there is still the loving stare of the princess to the prince on the lake wave. The Tao Ranting on the south and the octagonal pagoda on the southern border, having different personalities and charm, although both the two are pagodas. |