Why did Yingxian Wooden Pagoda not fall down for thousands of years?

I believe many friends know that this Yingxian wooden tower is a very magical building, which still stands after thousands of years of wind and rain. Together with the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is called the "Three Wonders of the World". Then the question is, why should this wooden pagoda in Yingxian not fall down for a thousand years? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao!

1. Why did Yingxian Wooden Pagoda not fall down for thousands of years?

For thousands of years, Yingxian wooden tower has experienced many "tests": it has experienced many earthquakes, and there are more than a dozen earthquakes with intensity above five degrees; 1926, Feng Yan War broke out in Shanxi, and the wooden tower was hit by dozens of shells and still did not fall. I have to say, this is great. There are many folklore about this, which makes the wooden tower more legendary.

But the return to "science" is actually related to the mortise and tenon structure of the wooden tower. Thousands of years ago, the ancients had mastered the principles of modern structural mechanics, which is also an important reason why wooden towers can exist for thousands of years.

2. Why does Yingxian wooden tower tilt?

Although the surface of the wooden tower still looks tall, its internal structure has been seriously unbalanced, especially the lateral bending of the second and third floors of the tower body is obvious, which makes countless ancient architecture experts and cultural relics protection workers extremely sad. Since 20 10, tourists are forbidden to climb wooden towers to strengthen protection.

Neither earthquake nor shelling is the root cause of the serious inclination of the wooden tower. The fundamental reason lies in the destructive changes of the wooden tower structure by the local gentry in Yingxian County in the 1920s.

: 3, warm tips

1. From the second floor to the fifth floor of the wooden tower, there are flat railings around for tourists to overlook. Climbing to the highest floor, not only the whole Yingxian county is vivid, but even Hengshan Mountain in the distance is faintly visible. Sakyamuni can be arranged in the same tour itinerary as Hunyuan Hanging Temple; In addition, by the end of July 2002/kloc-0, the wooden tower can only climb to the first floor at most. Starting from Datong, first visit Hunyuan Hengshan Hanging Temple, then visit Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, and then return to Datong from Yingxian.

2. There are star-rated hotels in Yingxian County, where you can stay and experience the scenery of the small town.