At around 6 o'clock in the evening, there were still many tourists playing and taking photos around the wooden tower. A staff member of the scenic area kept shouting with a loudspeaker outside, saying that the time was up! The scenic area was about to be closed! Everyone, please leave in an orderly manner!
While everyone was outside, I took out my knife and dug a small piece of soil into the gap between the floor tiles.
I threw it in my mouth and chewed it for a few seconds, then I threw it up.
I frowned and thought: "It's hard, astringent, and has a bitter aftertaste. There should be another kind of material added to this rammed earth for the base of the tower, but I can't think of what it is for a short time."
I wanted to pick a piece and try it, but I was discovered by this staff member, who hurriedly ran over and said, "Sorry, we are closed. If you want to see it, come tomorrow."
I immediately smiled and said, "That's right. I'm a student in the Department of Architecture at Peking University. My thesis is about the wooden pagodas in Yingxian County. There are a few questions I want to know about."
"A student from the Department of Architecture at Peking University?"
The other person looked me up and down and said, "It doesn't look like me."
Seeing that my expression was wrong, he immediately changed his words: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. What do you want to ask?"
"Has the foundation of our wooden pagoda been renovated in the past hundred years?" I asked.
He immediately shook his head: "As far as I know, the tower base was still the same as it was when it was built, and it hasn't sunk. What's the point of renovating it? But many brackets and wooden structural parts have been replaced."
"Huh? Aren't you a top student who specializes in this field? Then tell me, why are the foundations of ancient pagodas in other places sinking over hundreds of years, but why is there nothing happening here?"
How the hell do I know? I haven't learned any professional knowledge, but I can't say I don't know now. That would be giving away the truth.
So I thought about it and said: "You asked this question very professionally, and there are many reasons for this."
"First of all, this tower is entirely made of wood. Compared with the stone tower and the brick tower of the same period, which one is lighter?"
"Of course it's the lightness of wood."
I nodded: "Yes, because it
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It is made of wood, and wood is light. In this way, the pressure exerted by the entire tower body on the foundation is light. In physics, there are three major forces, namely gravity, pressure, and friction. When the gravity is smaller, the pressure will be smaller. This is consistent with the theory of relativity.
The basic principle is that the ancient pagoda can be well preserved because it borrowed the theory of relativity from physics."
"Again, look here."
I squatted down, pointed at the strip stone bricks and said: "These stone bricks are polished smooth and arranged neatly on the tower base. This evenly distributes the load-bearing force. The base soil was tamped back then, so thousands of
There has been no subsidence in years.”
After hearing this, the other party nodded frequently and said, "So that's it. I always thought it was due to the structure of the tower, but it turns out it's due to the weight. As expected of a top student from a prestigious university, he hit the nail on the head right away."
"Thank you. I was just expressing some personal opinions. I also have a request."
"What."
"I want to go up and have a look."
"Go up and have a look? No, let alone you. Even if our scenic spot leaders want to go up, they have to report to the Cultural Relics Bureau a week in advance. Let's go quickly. We are closing. I want to see it tomorrow."
I narrowed my eyes and did not bother the other party, so I put my bag on my back and left.
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As night fell, I randomly found a small restaurant around the scenic spot. I ordered a bowl of local delicacy hot noodles and steamed dumplings, and I thought about it while eating.
Was it that bizarre dream that led me here?
Are there some cultural relics left in the pagoda that you want to see again with the help of my hand? Is it just like when I got the Ashoka Pagoda and the Wonderful Bird in Yinchuan? Is it that I, Xiang Yunfeng, have a fate with the Buddha?
I made all kinds of excuses for myself in my mind. In fact, I had an occupational disease, my hands were itchy, and I wanted to go somewhere else.
As far as I know, most people currently believe that the wooden pagoda does not have an underground palace. It is said that in
Some people did exploration in the 1960s and 1970s, but after taking a look today, I am sure that there is a 90% chance that there is an underground palace hidden here, and it may be hidden very deep.
In the Liao Dynasty, such a high-end pagoda would not exist alone. There should be temples built around it.
You can think about it, in those days, the incense in this area was very prosperous. The queen and a group of people came to the temple to pray for blessings and burn incense. They would definitely reward some objects for offerings to the temple. However, the monks did not dare to keep these royal objects privately, and usually enshrined them in the pagoda.
I searched the Internet for a long time on my mobile phone, and I guessed it correctly.
There was indeed a temple called "Fogong Temple" in this area hundreds of years ago. It was built by Xiao Tali, the queen of Xingzong of Liao Dynasty. It was later destroyed in the war at an unknown time. I thought about everything I saw during the day.
, and at the same time there was a judgment in my mind.
The underground palace, the attic, the heavenly palace, each layer of brackets and the mezzanine between the brackets.
If there are still cultural relics left, they are basically hidden in these places.
Tiangong is a professional term, but it is actually a pagoda. At the top, the height of the wooden pagoda is nearly 70 meters. I saw it during the day. It is very difficult for people to climb up to the pagoda. If you lose your footing and fall, you have to go to see the Buddha.
The underground palace is even more difficult to dig. There are constant tourists here during the day and there are security guards watching. Even if I calculate the approximate location of the underground palace, there is no way to dig it.
The only feasible way is to rent a house nearby, dig a tunnel like the Bin Pagoda was dug, and then dig a horizontal shaft to enter the underground palace. During this period, if the judgment is wrong by one meter, it will not be possible in the end.
If you know where the digging is, you might be able to dig as far as Datong.
What's more, I'm alone now and can't handle this kind of project.
There is no need to call the team from the south, because this is a well-known key cultural relics unit, the risk is too great, and the gain outweighs the loss.
So I can only do it by myself. If I gain something, it will be good. If I don’t, I will leave immediately.
To sum up, now I have set my sights on the attic and the bracket mezzanine of the tower to see if I can make a little fortune.
I was thinking hard when suddenly
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A young girl sat across from me.
This girl has a delicate face. She wears a halter top and a jacket on her upper body, a leather hip skirt and black stockings. She has short hair dyed burgundy and wears a small diamond bracelet on her wrist.
"Are you traveling alone?" She took the initiative to chat with me.
"Yes, here to play." I said calmly.
She put her hands on her face, looked at me and said, "I just broke up with my boyfriend and I'm not in a good mood. Can you buy me a drink?"
I just pushed the half glass of wine I had left over.
The next second, she looked at me eagerly and said aggrievedly: "How can I treat a girl to a leftover drink? Can't you buy me a drink?"
I smiled and said, "Beauty, do I look like a tourist? You want to have a good night, let the doves fly, and then burn the fire at the end, right? You have chosen the wrong person."
She looked stunned, stood up and drank the remaining half of my glass of wine in one go. Then she raised her middle finger at me and cursed: "Hillbilly!"
I flicked the ashes of my cigarette and watched her sit at another table and ask the man for a drink. After observing for a while, I knew from the man's expression that he was already hooked.
I didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so I paid the bill and got up to leave.
As soon as I walked outside, three arrogant men immediately surrounded me.
One of them held a cigarette and said: "Brother, you are quite knowledgeable. Where are you doing this?"
I smiled and said, "I'm from out of town and will leave tomorrow."
The three of them looked at each other, and one of them said, "I know you're from out of town, can you borrow two hundred yuan to spend some time?"
I took a step forward and said, "Get out! If you don't want to die, don't mess with me."
After saying that, I pushed him away and walked straight across the street.
"Hold!"
"Stop! How dare you push me! Who the hell let you go!"
Hearing the footsteps coming from behind me, I sighed, turned around instantly, picked up the bag and threw it at him.