The two towers are facing each other from east to west, about 100 meters apart. The two towers stand straight on the ground, without a base, and the ground floor is relatively high, with no decorations. The total height of the east tower is about 39 meters, and the tower is in the shape of a cone. Each layer of towel folded angular teeth and folded bricks form waist eaves, and the waist eaves are overhanging. On the top of the tower is an octagonal flat seat, and in the middle of the flat seat is a net-shaped brake seat, which bears the "Thirteen Heavens" treasure temple. Above the second floor, each layer has two painted animal faces on each side, side by side, with wide eyes and exposed fangs, very powerful. The beast face holds painted red beads. Between the animal faces, there are painted clouds with sun and moon patterns. The corners of the tower wall are decorated with colorful sculpture orb flames. The total height of the west tower is about 36 meters, and the proportion of the tower body is coordinated, which is thicker than the east tower. On the second floor and above, the waist eaves are composed of several layers of astringent angular teeth and layers of astringent bricks. The waist is built into a flat seat, and the outer eaves are decorated with round animal head components. On the top of the tower is an octagonal brake seat, and under the eaves of the brake seat, it is decorated with painted lotus petals side by side. The corners are decorated with brick carvings of Lishen. Lishen stands naked and holds a lotus seat in his hands, which looks like a cow. The brake seat bears the "Thirteen Heavens" Baosha. On the second floor, there are painted Buddha statues and decorative patterns on each side of the waist eaves. In the center of the walls on each floor is a rectangular shallow Buddha niche, with painted animals and eight-treasure patterns in the niches, and painted animal faces on both sides of the niches. The animal face is furious and the net is open, the fangs are bared, and the mighty and terrifying. On the upper right side of the Buddhist niche on the twelfth floor on the east side of the West Pagoda, there are Xixia characters. On the armor seat in the east of the tenth floor, there is a complete green glazed beast. The Buddhist niche on the top of the tower has a built-in hexagonal wooden central brake column with a diameter of about 30 cm. The building of the twin towers combines the traditional characteristics of the Central Plains Buddhist pagodas, and combines the art of painting and sculpture to form two majestic and colorful art treasures. In 1986, the state organized forces to reinforce and repair the twin towers. During the repair of the West Tower, a sealed hollow dome was built with a number of cultural relics, including the Mongolian Khanate silver coin "Dachao Tongbao" and the early Yuan Dynasty "Zhongtongbao". Notes, silk "painted Buddhist paintings" (Thangka), "silk paper flowers", wood carvings "Shangle King Kong Double Statue", "wooden vase" and bronze Buddha statues, etc. In 1988, the twin towers were listed as the second batch of key cultural relics protection units by the state.
The scenic parking lot is still a few hundred meters away from the scenic spot, and it is stipulated that you must wear a mask to enter. The scenic spot is free and parking is 5 yuan. The scenic spot is not big, there are not many people, you can watch it slowly, you can also climb the mountain. Generally speaking, the twin towers at the mouth of the temple are a place worth visiting.
Location: Baisikou Twin Towers is located at Baisikou in the west of Helan County. It takes about 40 minutes to drive from Yinchuan City. Tickets: Baisikou Twin Towers do not need tickets, register the license plate, and pay a parking fee of 5 yuan. The two towers are 100 meters away from each other, and they are a pair of brick pagodas. The tower on the east side is called the east tower. It is a positive octagonal building, 13 floors high, each floor under the tower, there are various animal heads reliefs on each side, the west tower is also 13 floors high, the thicker shape of the east tower is parabolic, and it has been found in Sanskrit, Xixia text and Yuan Dynasty silver coins. The twin towers are the most complete Xixia Buddha towers to date, nearly 1,000 years old. There is no need to come specifically. When you go to Helan Mountain Rock Paintings, you can come and see it. On the hillside behind the tower, the photo angle is the best!
Baisikou Twin Towers, about an hour's drive from Yinchuan City, there is no ticket here, only a symbolic five yuan parking fee! Maybe due to the inconvenience of transportation, there are not many tourists! But the scenery here is not bad at all! The twin towers have a history of thousands of years. Like a pair of lovers, they stand at the entrance of the beautiful Helan Mountain Pai Temple. There is a peach tree under the tower. I hope that time can solidify this. I can sit under the peach tree and watch the tower quietly. For a long time, long time ......
The extremely wonderful twin towers are a little bit biased, it is best to drive by yourself
From a distance, there are two towers, with the intention of trying to enter the visit, the tickets are very cheap. After entering, watching Helan Mountain to see Helan Mountain is a very good angle, maybe only from here Helan Mountain will not feel Helan Mountain bare, there is the blessing of Buddha, for Helan Mountain wearing a green skirt. It's very beautiful, it's the only place I've never seen anywhere else. Secondly, although the tower here has been restored many times, it is still very solemn.
The two towers at the mouth of the temple, so far the most complete preserved Xixia Buddha tower, the two towers are 100 meters away from each other, like a couple, with affection and inseparable shape. They are rare artistic treasures in the history of Chinese Buddha tower architecture. They have a high historical and cultural value of Xixia archaeology, architecture, Buddhism. Research value and ornamental value. The East Tower is a positive octagonal building, 13 floors high, each floor under the tower, there are various animal head reliefs, the West Tower is also 13 floors high, more robust than the East Tower, the shape of parabolic, once found Sanskrit, Xixia text notes and Yuan Dynasty silver coins. The "Auspicious Throughout the mouth and this continuum" unearthed here is the world's earliest wood movable type printing printing printing, and plays an important role in the generation of the invention of Chinese printing.