Muta Temple

The temple was originally called Wanshou Temple, an ancient tower with brick and wooden structure. The temple and tower were first built in the northern Zhou Dynasty or earlier, and were rebuilt in the Sui, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties. In addition, the wooden tower was founded in the second year of the Emperor of the Kai Dynasty (582), Tang Zhenguan 13 years (639) Tang Taizong Zeng Lingwei Chi Jingde re-supply. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was re-upgraded several times. The wooden tower is one of the five towers in Zhangye City. The tower is32.8 meters high, eight sides and nine levels, each level has a wooden faucet, the mouth contains treasure beads, and the wind bells are hung. The main body of the tower is a wooden structure, the exterior is built in the pavilion, the inner wall of the tower is hollow brick, and each floor has doors and windows, floors, corridors and tower hearts. There are flower decorations carved on the window, and the door is inlaid with brick carvings. The whole tower does not have a nail and a basket, all relying on the arch of the difference, the big dye column is connected, crisscrossed, and pulled together. Now it is a key cultural relics protection unit in Gansu Province.

It is said that in the ancient city of Zhangye, there used to be five towers of gold wood, water and fire, time flows, and now in Zhangye, only two towers of wooden towers and earth towers remain. The wooden tower, located on the west side of the central square of the county seat street in Ganzhou District, was first built in the second year of the emperor. The tower contains a grain of Sherizi when Sakya Nirvana was treasured. The wooden tower was once founded in the Wanshou Temple in the Beizhou period and is the oldest temple recorded in Zhangye's local history. Unfortunately, both the wooden tower and the Wanshou Temple have been damaged in the historical process. Now the nine-story wooden tower that people see is rebuilt after 2000 and opened to tourists to climb the tower. At the top of the tower, people can see the panoramic view of the ancient city of Zhangye.

Uta Temple is in the city, it is a free attraction, the whole tower is built of wood, it is not easy to retain until now, after so many times. There are not many tourists at noon in the big day.

In Zhangye history, there have been five towers of gold wood, water and fire, and now only the wooden tower of Wanshou Temple and the earth tower of the Big Buddha Temple. The locals have special feelings for the wooden tower. The folk have clouds: "Zhangye has a wooden tower temple, only eight or nine feet from the sky." Some people call it "Zhangye wooden tower", Some people also call it "Ganzhou Muta", Wanshou Temple Muta has been repaired, Tang, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and constantly, it has become Zhangye City a city landmark across the millennium, the main tower is wooden structure, the exterior is pavilion-style construction, the inner wall of the tower hollow brick, each floor has doors and windows, floors, The corridor and the heart of the tower. There are flower decorations carved on the window, and the door is inlaid with bricks. The whole tower is not a nail and a basket, all relying on the head arch, the beams and columns are connected, crisscrossed, and pulled together.

The Muta Temple is located in the center of Zhangye, built in the northern Zhou or Sui dynasty, and has a history of at least 1,500 years. At present, the remaining part of the Muta Temple is not large. The biggest name is the wooden tower. There is also a Tibetan Jinglou behind the wooden tower. The surrounding Muta Temple Tower has now become a place for important activities and citizens to relax. The wooden tower has also become the landmark of Zhangye City. But the historical mark is not proven.

Just in Zhangye City, you can feel it, all wooden structure, very old! ! ! ! Zhangye's food, lodging and transportation are very cheap, there is a big Buddha Temple nearby for 5 minutes, you can also go and see it! !