Introduction to Fuxian tourist attractions

Introduction to Fuxian tourist attractions: Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda, Fuxian Taihe Mountain Scenic Area, Shihong Temple Grottoes, Fuyanyuan Pagoda, and Baishan Temple Pagoda.

1. Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda

Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda is located on the hillside of Xishan Mountain in the west of Fuxian County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. It was built in the Kaiyuan Period of Tang Dynasty. It was originally built with thirteen floors and now has ten floors. layer. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level in Shaanxi Province. There is a square chamber in the tower that leads directly to the top of the tower. There is a coupon door on the east side of the ground floor.

The original wooden ladder in the tower could be climbed, but it has been destroyed. There are coupon doors on each floor of the tower. The east door on the fourth floor is decorated with false windows on both sides. There are brackets on the first to sixth floors. The structural style of the entire pagoda is similar to the Xi'an Small Wild Goose Pagoda. It is simple, solemn and magnificent.

2. Taihe Mountain Scenic Area in Fuxian County

Taihe Mountain in Fuxian County has long been famous. Formerly known as Fenghuang Mountain, it originates from the Baiyun Mountains and winds for thousands of miles from north to south to Fu County. North of the county. Taihe Mountain is steep and majestic.

On the left and right sides of the mountain, two side peaks stretch out extremely symmetrically, like two black dragons. Together with the tall and round peaks of Mount Taihe, they form a pattern of two dragons playing with pearls. There are five rivers and five roads at the foot of the mountain. It shuttles in front of the mountain, forming the intersection of five rivers and five roads. Fuxian County was called "Wujiao City" in ancient times, which is why it got its name.

What’s more interesting is that when you stand on the top of the mountain and look down, the peaks of the four surrounding mountains, Dongshan, Xishan, Baishan and Luotuoshan, are not only low but also face Taihe Mountain, forming a scene of four mountains worshiping.

3. Shihongsi Grottoes

Shihongsi Grottoes, also known as Chuanzihe Grottoes, are located on the north bank of Chuanzi River in Zhiluo Town, 65 kilometers west of Fuxian County, Yan'an City. It was first built in the Daye Period of the Sui Dynasty (605-617), and was built intermittently in the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties for more than a thousand years. Finally, it was built like a stone cut by a knife, distributed in a straight line about 70 meters long from east to west. There are seven caves, big and small. There is a two-story wooden structure with three bays in front of the main cave.

4. Fuyanyuan Tower

A key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province. Located on the west side of East Village, Beida Township, Fuxian County, south of Yan'an City, it is also called the East Village Tower. It is a Song Dynasty building with an octagonal plane and a pavilion-style brick tower. It has a height of 13 levels, a height of 30.2 meters, a diameter of 6 meters, and a length of 2.6 meters on each side. The tower body is hollow, and the original wooden floors and wooden escalators are no longer there. There are coupon doors on all sides of each floor of the tower and a small square room inside.

Each floor of the tower body is made of stacked bricks with eaves, and brick brackets are carved under the eaves. Each floor is decorated with false windows. The top of the tower is stacked to collect points, and the points below the seventh floor are smaller. In 1982, the People's Government allocated special funds to partially reinforce and repair the bottom of the tower, which is relatively well preserved.

5. Baishan Temple Pagoda

The Baishan Temple Pagoda is located in the Baishan Temple on Baishan Mountain in Zhiluo Town, Fuxian County, Shaanxi Province. The pagoda was first built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Song and Ming dynasties. Brick structure, octagonal in plan, eleven floors, 43.3 meters high, 3.7 meters long on each side, and 9.1 meters in diameter. On the first and second floors of the tower, there are small rooms with a side length of 2.3 meters square.

There are doors, windows and dougongs from the Tang and Song Dynasties on each floor outside the tower. Some doors also serve as small niches, with stone carvings of various figures inside. Most of the stone carvings are the works of Han and ethnic minorities in the Tang Dynasty. This pagoda was rebuilt twice in the Song and Ming Dynasties, so the characteristics of the times are more obvious.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Fuxian County