What are the famous buildings in Guangxi?
Zhenwu Pavilion
Not all the pillars are suspended, but some of the pillars on the second floor.
The "Tiannan Masterpiece" of Qiaoqi Tiangong - Rongxian Zhenwu Pavilion
One of the four famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhenwu Pavilion
The Zhenwu Pavilion is composed of more than 34 tielimu falcons and does not require a single nail
The Zhenwu Pavilion in the Jinglue Terrace is located in the east of Rongcheng. It is rated as a "Tiannan Jiegu" and was designated by the State Council in 1982. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Jinglue Terrace was built in the second year of Qianyuan of Tang Dynasty (759). The famous poet Yuan Jie went to Rong County Dudu Mansion to serve as the governor of Rong and built a military platform in the east of Rongzhou City to train soldiers and visit the scenery. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhenwu Temple was built on the Jinglue Terrace. In the first year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1573), the Zhenwu Pavilion was built into a three-story pavilion, which is now the Zhenwu Pavilion.
The entire pavilion is a lever-type pure wood structure, with a height of 13.2 meters, a width of 13.8 meters, and a depth of 11.2 meters. The entire pavilion does not use a single iron tool, but uses nearly 3,000 lattice wood components. Based on the principle of lever structure, They are connected in series, support each other, restrict each other, and coordinate reasonably to form a beautiful and stable unified whole. Although the four large inner columns on the second floor bear the heavy load of the upper floor slabs, beams, supporting columns, pavilion tiles, and ridge decorations, the column feet are suspended in the air and do not fall to the ground. They are the most exquisite and unique part of the entire pavilion structure. It relies on the principle of leverage to maintain the balance of the entire building like a scale. The ingenious structure of Zhenwu Pavilion is unparalleled in the world. Over the past 400 years, Zhenwu Pavilion has experienced 5 earthquakes and 3 major typhoons, and is still safe and sound. Zhenwu Pavilion is known as the "Tiannan Masterpiece". Together with Yueyang Tower, Yellow Crane Tower and Tengwang Pavilion, it is known as the four famous towers in Jiangnan. It is the only one of the four famous towers that has not been rebuilt and has been completely preserved to this day.
When you climb up to the Zhenwu Pavilion, you can look down and see the sparkling waves of the Xiujiang River and the leisurely passage of light boats. Looking from a distance, you can see the majestic and majestic Duqiao Mountain in front of you. In 1962, Professor Liang Sicheng, a famous ancient architect, went to Rong County to inspect Zhenwu Pavilion in detail and published a research paper, making the outstanding architectural art of Jinglue Tai Zhenwu Pavilion public to the world. Countless experts, scholars, and tourists have come to study and visit Zhenwu Pavilion. Long Qingzhong, a professor at the South China Institute of Technology and an ancient architect, wrote an inscription praising it as: "A wonder in the south of the sky"; Fei Xiaotong, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, wrote an inscription and commented: "Leverage structure, seven amazing works of nature"; famous professor Shang Cheng Zuo wrote an inscription praising it as: "Tian Nan Jie Building"; American professor Lawrence Taylor wrote an inscription praising: "This building embodies the perfect combination of knowledge, science and spirit of the Chinese people." The architecture of Jinglue Taizhenwu Pavilion reflects the ingenuity of the working people in ancient China.