When it comes to Luoyang, the iconic ancient buildings (including restoration) or ruins that everyone knows seem to have a unified standard answer: Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple, Lijingmen, Heavenly Ming Hall, Kyushu Chiying Tianmen, etc. But there is a heavyweight ancient ruins that have long been forgotten by everyone, even in the local people do not know very much, the ancient ruins were once the tallest buildings in ancient times, but they were destroyed by the fire, its historical significance and cultural content are not inferior to other ancient buildings in Luoyang, it is the Yongning Temple in Luoyang City of Northern Wei, built in 516 AD. Since the new millennium, many scholars have been studying whether the Yongning Pagoda can be restored or restored, its development and protection, and if it can be realized, it will be a heavyweight landmark in Luoyang.
Yongning Temple Pagoda was built in Luoyang during the Northern Wei Dynasty, dating back to about 1500 years, Luoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty has a large number of rich historical books, one of the most famous books is the Luoyang Jialan Ji, which is a famous work of ancient Buddhism. And most of our modern people have an impression of this because of Jay Chou's "Fireworks Are Easy to Cold", which is popular in the north and south of the river, and can not be sung at least can hum for a while. "Fireworks Easy to Cold" was actually originally planned to be called "Jia Lan Yu", and one of the lyrics mentioned Luoyang: "And Qingshi can not be true Wei Shu Luoyang City." But like fireworks, Yongning Temple was eventually destroyed by fire, and the nine-story, 136.7-meter-tall Northern Wei landmark has since become history, leaving only a part of the foundation site.
Speaking of the experience of Yongning Temple and the Heavenly Ming Hall, is it also necessary to carry out a conservation site restoration project like the Heavenly Ming Hall? Although the construction effect of the Heaven Mingtang Scenic Area is not particularly good, and it is often complained that it is a "semi-finished product", it is undeniable that they have brought a lot of vitality and vitality to the modern tourism industry in Luoyang, and now they are developing in groups with Yingtianmen and Jiuzhou Pond, and the future is still quite bright. If the Yongning Temple Pagoda can be restored, it will inevitably become another heavyweight landmark in Luoyang.
Since 520, the northern Wei dynasty has undergone continuous social and political changes, the national strength and people's hearts have been exhausted, and there is no condition for great development in architectural technology and artistic style. Therefore, relatively speaking, the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi maintained a continuous relationship with the late Northern Wei in all aspects. At the beginning of the establishment of the Eastern Wei regime, the capital of The Post City was moved from Luoyang, the luoyang palace was dismantled as a whole, and the building components were transported to the Postal City for reassembly, which was a proof. These changes reflect the evolution of architectural styles and structural practices after the northern Wei dynasty moved capitals, and from a stylistic point of view, the tendency to be rough, simple and slender and dense should be derived from the influence of Southern Dynasty architecture. Therefore, the Yongning Temple Pagoda built at this time will be different from the image of the relief stupa in the Pingcheng Period and the Relief Stupa in the Yungang Grottoes in terms of appearance and detail.
Under the influence of the architectural culture of the Southern Dynasty, the architectural details of the late Northern Wei Dynasty have changed greatly compared with the Pingcheng period. This situation continued until Northern Qi, so the restoration of the Yongning Pagoda in Luoyang, especially the restoration of the detailed components, should refer to the architectural image of the Pingcheng period in the first 50 years bc and should also refer to the architectural image and decorative style of the Northern Qi period in the next 50 years.
Therefore, the restoration project is still quite challenging, and there are dozens of heavenly bright halls in the middle of high-quality restoration and shoddy construction. If you have anything you want to say, you can communicate in the comments below, click on the upper right corner to follow, and learn more about Luoyang!