Chapter 65 Measure Yingxian Pagoda

They finished their investigation of the Yungang Grottoes, and according to the plan, the next step is to inspect the Liao Dynasty wooden pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County.At that time, no Tang Dynasty architecture had been found in the whole country, and the Liao Dynasty was not far from the Tang Dynasty. If we can decipher the secrets of Liao Dynasty architecture, we can roughly understand the architecture of Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty.Although this was something Huiyin had longed for, Sicheng still urged Huiyin to return to Beijing first.Because firstly, it has been a long time since I left Beijing, and the young and old in the family are worrying; secondly, Huiyin's physique cannot bear such a long period of tossing.Sicheng promised Huiyin to write to her in time to tell her about the situation during the investigation.

A few days after Huiyin returned home in Beijing, he received letters from Sicheng one after another. ...After you left, we felt that our work was not effective. We all recalled the smoothness of working with you in a happy way, and regretted that you left too early.Because I also thought of our special relationship with the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, I regret not forcing you to stay with me to pay my respects.I really don't feel relieved to leave it at home for a long time, there is absolutely no way to deal with it, it's hateful... Huiyin read the letter and imagined Sicheng's situation in Ying County.She knew that Sicheng described all this as easy and pleasant, but the actual measurement work was complicated and dangerous.

After Sicheng and his party returned to Beijing, Mo Zongjiang told Huiyin about their measurement process. When it came to the thrilling situation at that time, he still had lingering fears: "After all the structures of the tower body have been measured, the most dangerous thing is to measure the height of the tower brake." Dimensions. The tower is more than 60 meters high. Standing on the highest floor of the tower, we have already felt the howling wind. When we reach the top of the tower, we feel that we will be blown down by the strong wind. Except for a few iron cables, there is nothing to climb, which is really daunting. With the strength of his arms developed when he was a student in Tsinghua University, Mr. Liang insisted on holding the piercing iron cables, with his legs dangling towards the top of the tower. Climb up. These ancient buildings are in disrepair for a long time, and sometimes the wooden boards that look good on the surface will be rotten when stepped on. Who knows if the iron chains of this ancient tower of eight or nine hundred years have rusted and broken. We watched from below and couldn't help our legs trembling. Mr. Liang finally climbed up to the Tasha, so I climbed up with him, and only then did I successfully map the dimensions and methods of the various parts of the Tasha."

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, an unparalleled wooden structure building in ancient China, has been recognized and valued by people under the inspection and guidance of Liang Sicheng and other architects; Reinforcement, so that the only wooden pagoda in the country has been well protected. With the experience of inspecting wooden pagodas in Yingxian County, Liang Sicheng developed a habit. As long as he heard other people talk about or saw in newspapers and books where there were ancient buildings, he would write to the local postmaster and follow up with them. Send the required fee and ask him to try to get a picture of the building.Regardless of whether the recipient understands the meaning of this behavior, they will generally be moved by the sincerity and trust of the letter writer, and will take a photo of the letter at the request of the letter writer and send it back.As a result, Liang Sicheng obtained some extremely valuable information on the repatriation and preservation of ancient buildings.At this time, Lin Huiyin would laugh and say: "The detective novel has started a new chapter."

The Spring Festival is here, this is the Spring Festival in 1934 Half a month ago, Hui Yinniang started talking about the Chinese New Year.The servants are busy cleaning the house, unpacking and washing bedding, and buying new year's goods.Hui Yinniang was busy preparing new clothes, hats, shoes and socks for her baby and younger brother. The lucky money was wrapped in red paper, and every relative's child who came to pay New Year's greetings would have a share. On New Year's Eve, the home was decorated.Red couplets were posted outside the gate of the courtyard, and red gauze lanterns were hung in the porch of the courtyard.The concierge Lao Wang had already wrapped the firecrackers on the long bamboo poles, and shouts of "Here comes the God of Wealth" came from the street from time to time.