One of the four famous buildings in China: the millennium architectural miracle of Zhenwu Pavilion in Rong County!
It is said that Chinese culture is vast, profound, and has a long history. Among them, the Four Great Classical Novels, the Four Great Ancient Cities, and the Four Great Beauties are all well-known to women and children. However, when it comes to the four famous buildings in China, the first three are well-known, but the last one is probably unknown to many people!
Jinglue Tai Zhenwu Pavilion is located in Zhenwu Pavilion Park, No. 57 Dongwai Street, Rongzhou Town, Rong County. It is said that Jinglue Tai was built during the Tang Dynasty's Qianyuan Dali period (758-779 AD) and was named after the Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Jie, who served as the Rongqi Jinglue Envoy. Original work for training soldiers and sightseeing. The original building on the stage was abandoned a long time ago. In the first year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1573 AD), out of superstition, a three story tower was built to worship Emperor Zhenwu and prevent fires. It is now known as the Zhenwu Pavilion, which has a history of more than 400 years.
The Zhenwu Pavilion stands at a height of 13.2 meters, with a width of 13.8 meters and a depth of 11.2 meters. It is a uniquely styled wooden building, known as the "lever structure" by the renowned Chinese paleoarchitect Liang Sicheng. The entire pavilion is made up of nearly 3000 unique southern wooden components of varying sizes, which are cleverly connected and coordinated through a lever structure method to form a very beautiful and stable unified whole, with mutual restraint and support. The entire pavilion does not require a single piece of iron. There are four inner columns on the second floor, which bear the heavy load of the upper floor slab, beam frame, supporting columns, roof tiles, and ridge decorations. However, the column bases are suspended and do not fall to the ground. This is the most peculiar and exquisite part of the entire pavilion structure.
Its method is to use eighteen architraves (arch plates) to pass through the eaves columns (the upper part of the inner column at the bottom) on the suspended columns in two layers to form two groups of tight "lever" arch of wooden architecture. The arch head supports the broad eaves outside, and the arch tail supports the suspended columns themselves, and the eaves columns are used as the fulcrum to lift them up. In this way, the four inner columns on the second floor will be suspended.
The unique "lever structure" method of Zhenwu Pavilion is a rare example in the history of architecture. Paleontologist Liang Sicheng pointed out that relying mainly on this lever effect, like a scale, to maintain the balance of a building has never been seen before. It has high scientific and artistic qualities in terms of architectural layout, techniques, and style, and is a shining pearl in ancient Chinese architecture. According to literature, this magnificent building has been hit by multiple storms and earthquakes throughout its long history of over four hundred years. It has remained unscathed and stands tall, fully demonstrating the outstanding talent and wisdom of ancient Chinese laborers in architectural techniques. Zhenwu Pavilion was announced by the State Council as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1982.
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