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The Iron Pagoda (Chinese: 鐵塔) of Youguo Temple (佑國寺), Kaifeng City, Henan province, is a Chinese pagoda built in 1049. The pagoda is so-named not because it is made of iron, but because its color resembles that of iron. It is a brick pagoda tower built on the location of a previous wooden one that had been burnt down by lightning fire in
Yu Hao (Chinese: 喻皓, fl. 970) was ... The pagoda was lost in a 1040 lightning conflagration, while the now-famous Iron Pagoda of Kaifeng was rebuilt on the same ...
Inside the Iron Pagoda are frescos of the Chinese classical novel, the Journey to the West. [5] In 1847 the Yellow River overflowed its banks and the Youguo Temple collapsed, but the Iron Pagoda survived. Historically, the pagoda has experienced 38 earthquakes, six floods and many other disasters, but it remains intact after almost 1000 years ...
The Iron Pagoda of Youguo Temple in Kaifeng earned its name from the iron-grey color of the glazed bricks forming the tower. Originally built of wood by the architect Yu Hao, it was struck by lightning and burned down in 1044, during the Northern Song period. In 1049 the pagoda was rebuilt as it appears today, under the order of Emperor Renzong ...
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In October 2011 it was reported that another pile of iron cash coins was unearthed in Cangzhou, Hebei. [92] Based on preliminary calculations, the pile of iron cash coins fill an area that is about 25 m by 16 m. [92] The top of the iron can coin pile is about 0.4 to 0.5 meters below the surface level. [92]
Yu Hao was a Chinese architect of the earlier 10th, and Kuo was one to praise his work. In the first quote, Shen Kuo describes a scene where Yu Hao gives advice to another artisan architect about slanting struts for diagonal wind bracing: When Mr. Qian (Wei-yan) was Governor of the two Zhejiang provinces, he authorized the building of a wooden ...
The Liaodi Pagoda is located in Kaiyuan Monastery, Dingzhou. It is the tallest existing pre-modern Chinese pagoda and tallest brick pagoda in the world. Construction began during the Song dynasty (960–1279) in 1001 and was completed in 1055. The pagoda stands at a height of 84 meters (276 ft), resting on a large platform with an octagonal base.