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　　Dali, the only Bai Autonomous Prefecture in China, is one of the earliestbirthplaces of Yunnan's history and culture. The Qin Dynasty formallyincorporated Dali into the territory of the feudal state. The Han Dynasty set upcounties here. Nanzhao state in the Tang Dynasty and Dali state in the SongDynasty established their capitals here. Dali became the political, economic andcultural center of Yunnan at that time. Dali ancient city is a famous historicaland cultural city in China. It has the reputation of "xianmingbang" and "theancient capital at the crossroads of Asian culture". It is one of the firstbatch of excellent tourist cities in China and won the title of "the bestcharming city in China". Its long history and splendid culture have left manycultural relics and historic sites. Among them, the most famous is the ThreePagodas of Dali, Rich in cultural connotation and unique aesthetic value, it waslisted as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units bythe State Council in 1961. In the eyes of many tourists, it is the symbol ofDali and Yunnan ancient history and culture. If you don't visit the ThreePagodas in Dali, you won't visit Dali

　　Dali Three Pagodas stand at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and the Bank ofErhai Lake. The scenery of lakes and mountains makes the three pagodasparticularly enchanting, while the three pagodas are opposite each other, whichmakes Cangshan and Erhai Lake more beautiful. Dali Three Pagodas are likebeautiful and affectionate Bai girls, welcoming tourists in all directions withtheir unique outstanding demeanor, Now the temple has been destroyed in wars anddisasters, but the three pagodas have survived thousands of years, which is akind of historical and cultural fate

　　Among the three pagodas, the main pagoda, also known as Qianxun pagoda, wasbuilt in the period of Nanzhao state in Tang Dynasty (AD 836). It is 69.13meters high. It is a 16 story square hollow brick Pagoda with dense eaves. Itsshape is similar to Xi'an small wild goose pagoda. It is one of the typicalpagodas in Tang Dynasty, We must come up with some towers of different shapesthat we have seen. Do you know that towers can be divided into several typesaccording to their forms? Let me tell you! Generally speaking, they can bedivided into four types: pavilion type, such as the big wild goose pagoda in theWest; close eaves type, such as the little wild goose pagoda in the West;covered bowl type, such as the White Pagoda of Miaoying temple in Beijing; KingKong throne tower, such as the King Kong throne tower of Zhenjue temple inBeijing, Some people can't help asking: the Xiaoyan Pagoda in Xiyin, the LeifengPagoda in Hangzhou and the Qianxun Pagoda in Dali are all closely eavesedpagodas. What's the difference between them?

　　Dali Qianxun pagoda is 69.13 meters high, while Xi'an Xiaoyan pagoda isonly 46 meters high. If you compare Xiaoyan pagoda to a slender and dignifiedgirl, it will be eclipsed in front of Qianxun pagoda. Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhouwas built in the Song Dynasty with only five stories, while Dali Qianxun pagodawas built in the Tang Dynasty with 16 stories, The long history and superbconstruction techniques all show the unique charm of the Three Pagodas in Dali.In particular, in the great earthquake in 1514, the Qianxun pagoda "cracked twofeet and was like a broken bamboo", but "compounded within ten days"; in 1925,the strong earthquake in Dali city collapsed nine rooms, while the Qianxunpagoda only fell, Jinpeng was destroyed. It's a miracle. If you look carefully,you will find that "Yongzhen mountains and rivers" is engraved on the wall infront of the pagoda. The font is powerful and intriguing. Why is there "Yongzhenmountains and rivers" on the base of Qianxun pagoda? Because Dali is a placewith many floods in history. "Yongzhen mountains and rivers" reflects that oneof the important reasons for the construction of the three pagodas at that timewas the flood in Zhenfu, These four words also reflect the important historicalposition of the Three Pagodas in Dali. By the way, the functions of the threepagodas can be roughly divided into three types: worshiping Buddhism,suppressing disasters and reducing evils, and viewing. Qianxun pagoda has threefunctions in one, and has high cultural and artistic value

　　Qianxun tower is still amazing to us. The two small towers, North andsouth, separated behind the big tower, have attracted our attention. The twosmall towers are located in the southwest and northwest of the big tower, 70meters away from the main tower, forming an isosceles triangle with the maintower. They were built in Dali during the Five Dynasties period. They are both10 storey, 42.4 meters high, octagonal hollow brick towers with dense eaves,From a distance, the three pagodas are integrated, majestic, and have a simpleBai ethnic style

　　Here I would also like to tell you that the three towers have twocharacteristics different from the inland towers: first, the number of floors ofthe three towers is even, while the inner tower is odd. Second, the CentralPlains tower shrinks linearly from the base upward, with big bottom and smalltop, showing a rectangular trapezoidal shape; while the three towers are smallerup and down, larger in the middle, and curved in the outer contour, which ismore straight and handsome compared with the Central Plains tower

　　For thousands of years, the Three Pagodas of Dali still stand tall andbecome important material for studying the history and culture of Dali. At thattime, the Bai people in Dali were able to build the Qianxun pagoda, which can becalled the first Pagoda in southern China. Undoubtedly, it is a historicalmiracle. How the Qianxun pagoda was built for more than a thousand years hasalways been a mystery, The method of building a tower with one layer of soil isadopted. After the tower is repaired, the soil layer is dug out to show thetower. Therefore, the construction method of the three towers has always beendescribed as "piling civil construction tower" and "digging soil to show thetower". It is not hard to imagine that Dali during the Nanzhao period had anunprecedented grand occasion of economic prosperity, colorful culture andnational unity, More than 600 Buddhist relics have been found in Qianxun pagoda,including a large number of Buddhist statues and manuscripts, as well as a goldstatue of Avalokitesvara, which is extremely precious. These discoveries haveuncovered the mystery of the ancient Dali "Buddhist kingdom". According to therecords, there were 3000 small temples and 800 large temples in Yunnan duringthe Nanzhao period. At that time, Dali Chongsheng Temple became the center ofBuddhist activities, and Dali was also known as the "Buddhist kingdom", Throughthe three pagodas, we can easily imagine the profound influence of Buddhistculture on Dali

　　After visiting the three pagodas, we can have a look at the bell tower andYutong Guanyin Hall of "Zhong Zhen fo Du". This bell, together with the treasureof Chongsheng Temple in the three pagodas, was built in the 12th year ofNanzhao's founding. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the Xianfeng Period ofthe Qing Dynasty. Now this huge copper bell is built to celebrate Hong Kong'sreturn to the motherland, according to the old system of Nanzhao's founding. Itis 3.86 meters high, 2.138 meters in diameter and weighs more than 16 tons. Thebell tower is 19.97 meters high, In 1997, Hong Kong returned to the motherland.Behind the bell tower is the rain copper Avalokitesvara hall, which houses thelargest and tallest indoor Avalokitesvara in Yunnan. The rain copperAvalokitesvara was originally cast in the 13th year of the founding of Nanzhao.Unfortunately, it was destroyed during the cultural revolution. The recast raincopper Avalokitesvara, which is 8.6 meters high, was carefully reproducedaccording to the photos left in the late Qing Dynasty, In addition, the totalheight of lotus seat and xumizuo is 12.6 meters. The lotus seat and the statueof Avalokitesvara are gold plated bronze statues, weighing 11 tons. The shape issimilar to that of the statue of Avalokitesvara painted by Wu Daozi of TangDynasty. It has the characteristics of male and female in Dali

　　Dear friends, the tour of the three pagodas scenic area is coming to anend. The reconstructed Chongsheng temple complex is of a large scale andrepresents the glory of Dali royal temple, the "Miaoxiang Buddha kingdom" inhistory. Welcome to visit the three pagodas scenic area of Chongsheng templeagain!