The Zhenfeng Tower in Anqing, Anhui was damaged because it failed to contain the wind. How bad is the local weather?
Zhenfeng Pagoda, located in Yingjiang Temple in Anqing City, is not only famous as "the first tower on the Yangtze River", but also enjoys the reputation of "not to mention the pagoda after passing through Anqing" and "the king of pagodas". At that time, it was carefully designed by Zhang Wencai, an old Taoist from Baiyunguan in Beijing. It is said that it was built to revitalize the literary style. It was built in the second year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty and completed in the fourth year of Longqing. It has a history of more than 400 years. As a landmark building, "the shadow of the tower crosses the river." "It has always been one of Anqing's scenic spots. The name "Zhenfeng" means "Zhenwen Feng"
Zhenfeng Tower is located in Yingjiang Temple, Anqing City, Anhui Province, on the edge of the Yangtze River. Construction began in the second year of Longqing of Emperor Mu Zong of the Ming Dynasty (1568) , known as the "No. 1 Tower on the Yangtze River", is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The tower has seven octagonal levels and is more than 60 meters high. In addition to the function of a pagoda, it also has the function of navigation and extradition coordinates. The top of the Zhenfeng Tower is an octagonal Xumizuo, with a semicircular bowl, five iron ball "phase wheels" and a gourd vase attached to it.
Zhenfeng Pagoda is located in Yingjiang Temple, Anqing City. It was originally called Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda, also known as Yingjiang Temple Pagoda. It was later named "Zhenfeng", which is said to mean "to shake up the style of writing". The construction of Zhenfeng Pagoda began in the second year of Longqing (1568) of Emperor Mu Zong of the Ming Dynasty and was completed in the fourth year of Longqing (1570) of the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the ancient pagodas along the Yangtze River.
Since the Zhenfeng Tower was built in Anqing, the literary style in Anqing has indeed flourished and talents have emerged in large numbers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, not only the great thinker Fang Yizhi, father and son prime ministers Zhang Ying and Zhang Tingyu, the number one scholar Zhao Wenkai and the calligraphy master Deng Shiru There are countless literati and writers. The Tongcheng School, a prose school with Tongcheng literati as its founder and main writer, was approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of national Key cultural relics protection units. Anqing Zhenfeng Tower failed to withstand the 12-level wind, and the gourd-shaped spire disappeared
The reporter learned from the meteorological department that due to the influence of strong cold convection, from 17:00 to 19:00 on May 10, A thunderstorm and strong wind occurred in Anqing City, with the maximum wind force of level 12. The location was Haikou Town, Daguan District, at 18:32. The wind force at the site near Yingjiang Temple was level 9. Overnight, the Information Office of the Anqing Municipal People's Government issued a briefing on the situation. The report stated: On the afternoon of May 10, 2021, strong convective weather occurred in Anqing urban area, with the maximum wind reaching level 12. At around 18:30, the Zhenfeng Pagoda of Yingjiang Temple fell, causing no casualties.
At around 18:30 on May 10, strong winds suddenly broke out in Anqing city, and it started to rain heavily. At 19:30, the rain gradually became less intense. A reporter from Anhui Business Daily visited Huazhong Road and Huxin Road in Anqing City. On the road along the river, I saw a mess on both sides of the road, with broken branches everywhere, and some small trees even uprooted. Emergency repair vehicles whizzed by from time to time.
At Yingjiang Temple, a landmark building in Anqing City near the river, the reporter braved the strong wind and saw that many branches of the big trees on both sides of the temple had been broken and fell on the sidewalk. The water on the road was nearly ten centimeters deep. , but from time to time, citizens in twos and threes came to the temple in the rain to watch. "What a pity. The Zhenfeng Tower of Yingjiang Temple is a symbol of Anqing. Unexpectedly, the top of the tower disappeared after a strong wind." A citizen took photos while taking pictures Bian sighed. She told reporters that her home was nearby. She heard that the spire of the Zhenfeng Tower was blown off by strong winds, so she came here to find out. A reporter from Anhui Business Daily saw the Zhenfeng Tower standing on the bank of the Yangtze River at night, wearing a The lights are brilliant, but the once eye-catching gourd-shaped spire has disappeared. What is the concept of level 12 gale?
Liu Yuanyong, chief forecaster of the Provincial Meteorological Observatory, said that wind speed refers to the horizontal distance that air flows in unit time. The wind level mentioned in the usual weather forecast, such as yesterday's 35.2 meters/second in Haikou Town, Daguan District, reached level 12. This "level" refers to the "Beaufort Wind Level", which was based on the wind's impact on the ground by the British Beaufort in 1805. The wind level is determined by the degree of influence of (or sea surface) objects, and is divided into levels from 0 to 17.
According to this classification, Category 12 winds have reached the typhoon level, with speeds reaching 118 kilometers per hour to 133 kilometers per hour. They are rare hurricanes on land and are extremely destructive. If they occur at sea, they will cause storms. tide.
The China Meteorological Administration issued the "Typhoon Business and Service Regulations" in 2001, which supplemented typhoons above Category 12 to Category 17 based on the Bodhi wind level.
(Note: This approach has not yet been adopted by the meteorological department.) Category 12 typhoons are set at 32.7-36.9 meters/second; Category 13 typhoons are set at 37.0-41.4 meters/second; Category 14 typhoons are set at 32.7-36.9 meters/second; It is 41.5-46.1 meters/second, and level 15 is 46.2-50.9 meters/second.
Level 16
Level 16 is 51.0-56.0 meters/second, and level 17 is 56.1-61.2 meters/second. The typhoon in Qionghai 30 years ago had a maximum wind speed of 73 meters/second near the center, which exceeded the highest standard of level 17 - called level 18, which is also the international navigation community's definition of a very large typhoon. Common saying.