The origin of Langzhong White Pagoda
There is a legend about the origin of the White Pagoda in Langzhong:
A long time ago, the ancient people of Langzhong, Sichuan asked Master Lu Ban to build a Feng Shui Pagoda in Langzhong.
Master Luban agreed happily, so he took his apprentice Zhao Qiao to the ancient city to choose the address of the tower.
Master Lu Ban chose the high mountain on the left of Maxiaoxi in the east of the ancient city, which stands by the river and has a steep rock slope.
The whole mountain blocked the Jialing River torrent from the northwest, forcing the river to turn to the northeast at the foot of the mountain; There is a tiger stream in Nanyan behind the mountain, which has a clear stream all the year round and the scenery is very beautiful.
Building a tower on this hill, you can see the ancient city of Langyuan near, and you can see the fertile fields and plains in the south pool of Qiliba far away, with a wide and enjoyable view.
Master Lu Ban promised people to build the tower before the Double Ninth Festival to make it easy to climb the mountain and look far, and carefully designed the tower construction plan.
Because it has tower building and carpentry elsewhere, it is too busy to get out.
does disciple Zhao Qiao doubt whether the master's promise can be fulfilled? He asked the master, "Master, can this tower be built by then?" "Can be built! What, are you worried about the master? " Lu Ban asked with a smile.
"where, where, disciple talkative."
Zhao Qiao is very surprised to see that time is drawing near and there is no movement at the tower building site.
one night, Zhao Qiao woke up in a dream, and when he saw that the master was not around, he got up and watched quietly.
I saw that the master was busy arranging a team of pigs who could not see the edge at the tower construction site. Under the master's name, these pigs suddenly turned into pieces of pecked bluestone strips, and instantly built an octagonal sumitomo tray, an octagonal cone tower with a height of 32 meters, 12 floors with windows on all sides, and 6 floors with a 91-stage rotating stone ladder to the top of the tower.
To Zhao Qiao's surprise, this group of pigs actually crossed the river from the north bank of the downstream Hexi Pass land and water terminal about 3 miles away from the ancient city! There is also a team of pigs treading water across the river. Zhao Qiao knew that his master had the rule of finishing when the rooster crowed, and wanted to embarrass him.
Seeing that it was almost dawn, he quickly used his right index finger to point at the pigs crossing the river, and the pigs immediately became a group of motionless stones.
Master Lu Ban at the construction site suddenly found that the pig had not come, except for the capped stone.
When the cock crows, it's dawn, and the cat can't be leaked! Before it was too late, in a hurry, he took the cooking iron pot to the top of the tower and buckled it, thus forming a pot-bottom-shaped spire.
"Brother, brother ..." The rooster crowed.
Master Lu Ban looked at the rising sun in the east and breathed a long sigh of relief, thus the White Pagoda in Langzhong was built.
From then on, the dark and bare stone in the river on the north bank of Hexiguan Ferry was called "Pig" stone.
when the river is dry, they are out of the water, which is very lovely.
The mountain where the pagoda is built is called Tazi Mountain, and the white pagoda stands upright on the top like a silver arrow, which is very beautiful.
Grant, a young man from the United States, is very interested in this legend. He commented from a unique foreigner's perspective: "The story of China is often combined with famous people or major events in history.
Lu Ban here is a legendary figure ... I used to hear a saying from my friends that Guan Gong played with a broadsword and built a gazebo in front of Lu Ban.
means "bite off more than one can chew", which is a very interesting slang in China.
Guan Gong is Zhang Fei's brother Guan Yu, and Lu Ban is the one who built the White Pagoda. In Langzhong, these two left their marks on both sides of Jialing River.
I don't know how many legends are true, but "legends" are often because they are too old to be verified, and tasting them is the real interest. "
when I boarded the top floor of the White Pagoda overlooking the ancient city, I couldn't see the cliff under my feet, and people felt like flying in the air.
The White Pagoda was built in the Ming Dynasty, with a height of 32 meters, 12 floors outside and 6 floors inside. It stands on the top of Dongshan Mountain on the opposite side of Jialing River in the east of Langzhong City by taking advantage of the majestic mountain, and forms a tourist attraction in Langzhong-Dongshan Garden Scenic Area with the Great Buddha Temple and Champion Cave in the nearby mountain bay.
"Some people say that in that earthquake, the White Pagoda sacrificed itself and protected the peace of the ancient city of Langzhong ..."
The legend of the White Pagoda has continued from ancient times to modern times.
She is not only an important part of the perfect geomantic pattern of Langzhong ancient city, but also regarded as the "patron saint" of the ancient city by Langzhong people.
At about 2: 28 pm on May 12th, 28, the ancient city of Langzhong shook, and in an instant, the shrill whistle made people tremble, and people's exclamations resounded through the ancient city.
People rushed to open areas, squares and rivers to avoid disasters.
The wooden column of Zhongtian Building in the ancient city was twisted and cracked by the earthquake wave.
The majestic appearance of the White Pagoda that people in the ancient city can see every day has disappeared. The ancient pagoda of more than 4 years was shaken and broken, and a lot of bricks and gravel were piled at the foot of the pagoda.