Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple

20231024 All day: 1. Guanghui Temple is located in the ancient city of Zhengding. Zhengding Ancient City is a famous ancient city on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang. It is one of the famous historical and cultural cities and "Northern Sanxiong Town". There are many scenic spots in the city and dense cultural and monuments. It is commonly known as "three mountains are missing, nine bridges are not flowing, nine towers and eight temples on the ninth floor, and twenty-four gold medal squares". It has 2 scenic spots. It is the hometown of Zhao Yun, a famous three countries. It is an ancient city scenic spot integrating historical learning, ancient costume photo, night view photography, and worshipping Buddha and praying for blessings. ① Address: Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. ② Transportation: direct bus, easy to stop by car. ③ peak season: no. ④ Time: 1-2 Days. ⑤ Ticket price: free, is an open scenic spot. 2. Guanghui Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and only Huata is left. Huata is a rare flower tower shape, known as "an isolated case in the sea" by modern architectural master Liang Sicheng.

Guanghui Temple is the first temple I saw when I came to Zhengding Ancient City. He is also the closest temple to the south gate of Zhengding Ancient City. Before entering the temple, I saw the tower in Guanghui Temple from afar. This white tower is very different and distinctive. This is also the town temple tower of Guanghui Temple. In fact, if you only look at the temple tower, you can see it at the door, there is no need to spend money to enter.

Zhengding Guanghui Temple is located on the east side of Yanzhao South Road in Zhengding Historical and Cultural District, north of Guanghui Road, 300 meters from Linji Temple, a key national temple. Zhengding Guanghui Temple was built in AD 785-804 (Tang Zhenyuan years), and is one of the eight major temples in Zhengding. The temple only has one Huata, so it is also known as "Huata Temple". "Zhengding Guanghui Temple Huata" has a high history, architecture, aesthetics and other values.

Guanghui Temple is one of the eight major monasteries in Zhengding. It is located on the east side of Yanzhao South Road in Zhengding historical and cultural district and on the north side of Guanghui Road. It was built from 785 to 804 AD (Tang Zhenyuan years), and is one of the eight major monasteries in Zhengding. During the prosperity of the monasteries, the east and west widths were 196 meters and the north and south lengths were 239 meters. The temple buildings from the south and north are the Temple of Heavenly Kings, the front hall, the Huata, and the Tibetan temple. Because there is only one Huata in the temple, it is also called "Huata Temple". Huata, commonly known as the flower tower, is also known as the multi-pagoda. It is recorded that the Huata was built in the Tang Dynasty. The existing Huata is an important remains after the renovation of Jindading. The Ming and Qing Dynasty have been repaired. Regarding the founding date of the Huata of Guanghui Temple, the existing data record many differences. From the shape of the Guanghui Temple Huata, it belongs to the flower tower type, the important feature is that the tower is decorated with various complicated flower decorations in half, it looks like a huge bouquet. This tower formed in the Song and Liao Jin period, after the Yuan Dynasty almost disappeared, the total number of existing Huata in China is only a dozen, Zhengding Huata is the few existing Huata in the shape of the most strange, the most beautiful decoration, for the sea alone, its artistic value and the important in the history of Chinese architecture. The status has been recognized by the ancient architecture community.

Zhengding Guanghui Temple is located on the east side of Yanzhao South Road, Shijiazhuang Zhengding Historical and Cultural District, north of Guanghui Road, 300 meters from Linji Temple, a key national temple. Guanghui Temple was built from 785 to 804 AD (Tang Zhenyuan years), and is one of the eight major temples in Zhengding. The temple only has one Huata, so it is also called "Huata Temple". Guanghui Temple Huata according to the shape of the tower and the analysis of relevant documents, should be the remains of the Jin Dynasty. Huata is an octagonal brick carved wooden pagoda, a total of four floors, composed of the main tower and the attached small tower, all brick, sitting on the same square base, the total plane is octagonal. The tower is40.5 meters high, unique shape, and the structure is rich in change. The vertical line above the third floor of the tower has wall-plastics such as dragon, tiger, leopard, lion and Buddha statues, shaped like a bouquet, known as Huata. Huata is a unique type in ancient Chinese towers.