Kaifeng·Fanta Tower Journey

Kaifeng·Fanta Tower Journey This tower, like a pearl left behind by the Song Dynasty on earth, stands tall on the bustling platform, telling the story of a thousand years of vicissitudes. Built in the seventh year of the Kaibao era of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is the oldest existing building in the Kaifeng area, witnessing the rise and fall of this ancient capital. The Fanta site is high and distant, and the spring sunshine sprinkles on it, like a flowing scroll, displaying the charming scenery of 'Fanta spring color'. I walked into the small courtyard of the Fanta Tower, and the afternoon sun shone through the treetops onto the ground, forming a mottled light and shadow. In the small courtyard with almost no tourists, I was able to calm down and savor the unique charm of this ancient tower. The tower body is inlaid with Buddha statue bricks, one brick one Buddha, a total of 108 kinds, more than 7,000 pieces, as if each brick carries a piece of history, a story. I walked slowly around the Fanta Tower, and wherever my eyes went, the Buddha statues on those Buddha statue bricks had different expressions, solemn and symmetrical, as if they were telling me the secrets of a thousand years. In front of the second floor of the tower, I found 20 musician statues. They are all dressed as Bodhisattvas, draped in tassels, with Buddha headdresses, each holding a musical instrument, forming a complete lineup and a full range of musical instruments of a Buddhist temple orchestra from the Song Dynasty. These musical instruments clearly reflect the characteristics of the early Song Dynasty Kucha orchestra, making one feel as if they could travel through time and space to listen to the melodious music. Leaving the Fanta Tower, I followed the signs to the nearby Ercheng Academy Stele. This was once the lecture site of the founders of Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty, Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao, and also one of the earliest academies in Kaifeng. Although the academy no longer exists, this stone stele carries a profound historical and cultural heritage. I stood and gazed, as if I could feel the 'Two Chengs' lecturing here