The Green Dragon Pagoda
The Green Dragon Pagoda was originally built during the Changqing period of the Tang Dynasty (821-824), initially named Baode Temple Pagoda, as part of the Baode Temple complex. During the Song Dynasty, it was renamed along with the temple to Longfu Temple Pagoda, also known as the Green Dragon Wild Goose Pagoda, commonly referred to as the Green Dragon Pagoda. It is the 'Southern Pagoda' among the 'Seven Pagodas' of Qinglong Town, which was the earliest major seaport trading town in Shanghai.
The Green Dragon Pagoda is a seven-story, octagonal structure made of brick and wood. The pagoda's body is brick-built, with a flat octagonal shape, a diameter of 6.6 meters, and four doors that alternate with each level. The original height of the seven stories was 41.5 meters, but now only 29.9 meters remain. Each level has a waist eave, brick arches, and projecting wooden components forming a flat balustrade. The inner walls are square in plan, receding and rotating 45° with each level.
The temple pagoda has been repaired multiple times during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, later damaged by war, and now only the pagoda body remains. In particular, during the Yuan Dynasty's Dade third year (1299), Zhihe first year (1328), and Zhizheng third year (1343), the pagoda was repaired by the Qinglong Town residents Renfa, his son Xiande, and grandson Shizhi, over three generations. In the 54th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1715), Emperor Xuanye bestowed the name 'Jiyun Chan Temple' to Longfu Temple during his southern tour, and the pagoda was renamed accordingly.
In 1954, the pagoda's spire was blown off, with the inscription 'Ming Chongzhen seventeenth year (1644)' on it, which is now collected in the Qingpu Museum. In 1992, the leaning pagoda body (deviating 1.56 meters from the center) was corrected and reinforced.
The Green Dragon Pagoda has significant historical and cultural value and was announced as a Shanghai cultural relics protection unit in September 1962.
Qinglong Tower, located in Qinglong Village, Baihe Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai, is an international port navigation landmark building in ancient Shanghai, with a history of more than 1,000 years. The tower is seven floors high, brick and wooden structure, octagonal, the years are seriously eroded, and it is not open to the outside world. At present, it can only be seen outside the exterior wall. [Interesting]
Qinglong Tower is located in Qinglong Village, Baihe Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai. It is known as Qinglong Town. It has Qinglong Tower and Qinglong Temple. It was built in the Tang Dynasty in Tianbao for two years. The temple tower has been destroyed and built repeatedly. The temple only has two temples in the Qing Dynasty. The tower only has the brick body of the Song Dynasty. It was opened after the red restoration in 1992.
Qinglong Tower is an important historical monument of Qingpu, built in the Tang Dynasty is a seven-story square tower, very simple and elegant. Now developed into the ancient tower park, in the summer evening here the most beautiful scenery, in the sunset is really beautiful, absolutely worth everyone after tea and dinner to come and walk.
Qinglong Temple is currently a large scenic spot with Qinglong Temple, museums, ruins parks, etc. Qinglong Temple is a famous place where the Japanese monks used to practice the sky sea, and later returned to Japan to create Dongmi. Qinglong Tower is also worth visiting.
Qinglong Temple Pagoda is the last stop of my trip to Qingpu. Qinglong Pagoda is a rare Tang Pagoda in Shanghai. After the war, it is currently the tower of the Song Dynasty. It was listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in 1982, and this year it was honored as a national insurance. It validates the prosperity that Shanghai once had, and Qinglong Town became Shanghai's largest trading port in Tang and Song Dynasty.