Tallinn in Shaolin Temple is the tomb of monks in Shaolin Temple, which is famous in Buddhism. After the death of outstanding monks, they put ashes or bones into the underground palace and built towers on it to show their merits. The height, size and number of stories of the pagoda are mainly determined by the Buddhist attainments, prestige and merits of the monks before their death. There are 232 towers in Tallinn of Shaolin Temple, covering an area of 14000 square meters. After Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is the largest, largest and most valuable ancient pagoda complex in China. The number of floors of the tower is different, generally from one to seven, and the height is about less than l5 meters, with square, hexagonal and octagonal shapes. There are cylinders and vertebral bodies; There are linear and parabolic shapes; It has a bottle body and a trumpet shape. These pagodas are representative works in different historical periods, and they are a treasure house for comprehensive study of ancient architecture, calligraphy and sculpture in China.
Except for an ordinary tower in the Tang Dynasty, an ordinary tower in the Song Dynasty and an ordinary tower of unknown age, all the sacrifices in Tallinn of Shaolin Temple are personal towers.
Among them, the "Fawan Zen Master Tower" in the Tang Dynasty is the oldest brick tower in Tallinn, located in the northwest of Tallinn. Built in the seventh year of Tang Zhenyuan (79 1), it is a square single-story single-eave brick tower with a height of 8 meters. Except for the tower gate, tower gate and tower inscription, the whole body is water mill brick. The tower gate is decorated with classical patterns such as flying and quack in high relief.
The "Zhao Gong Monk Pagoda" in the Yuan Dynasty was located in the middle of Tallinn and was built in the fifth year of Yuan Dynasty (1339). This is a single-story brick tower with dense eaves and five overlapping eaves, with beautiful shape. There is a stone carving on the back of the tower, written by the Japanese monk Yuan Shao.
Tallinn is a magnificent building complex, which is not only a valuable treasure to study the history of architecture, art and religion in China, but also a tourist attraction to attract domestic and foreign tourists.
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Tallinn, capital of Estonia.
It was called "Kele Bay" in ancient times, and later called "Lieweili". The capital, largest city and economic and cultural center of Estonia. Located between gulf of riga and copley Bay on the south bank of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea in northwest Ireland, it was once a transportation hub connecting China, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe and Northern Europe in history. Known as the "crossroads of Europe", it is an important commercial port, industrial center and tourist attraction along the Baltic Sea. Moscow, St. Petersburg and Riga are connected by railway. Industry is mainly machinery manufacturing (motors, excavators, industrial equipment, radio measuring instruments, etc. ), fertilizers and textiles, as well as food industries such as paper, building materials and fish processing. There are not many academies and universities in Estonia. There are castles, churches and other historical sites built in13rd century and14th century. The coastline stretches for 45 kilometers. Area 158.3 km2, population 404,000 (March 2000). The climate is obviously influenced by the ocean. It is cool and rainy in spring, warm and humid in summer and autumn, cold and snowy in winter, with an average annual temperature of 4. 7℃.
Tallinn was first recorded in 1 154. The Danes built castles here in 12 19 and occupied Tallinn from 1227 to 1346. The etymology of Tallinn consists of "Danish" and "bunker", which means "Danish bunker". Estonia became the capital after its independence was restored.
Tallinn is surrounded by water on three sides, with beautiful and quaint scenery. It is the only city in northern Europe that maintains its medieval appearance and style. The city is divided into two parts: the old city and the new city. /kloc-In the middle of 0/3rd century, the old town of Tallinn was divided into upper town and lower town. Shangzhen is a gathering place of upper class, religious class and feudal dignitaries, and the famous castle Tombiea is located in Shangzhen. The city center is the residence of businessmen and craftsmen. There's La Coya Square. There stands an octagonal municipal building in the square. At the top of the building stands the statue of the patron saint of old Thomas, which is a symbol of Tallinn. The center of the new town is Lu Wei Square, and a street leads from the square to the old town. Lu Wei Hotel, one of the largest hotels in Tallinn, is located in the square. The square is surrounded by modern roads that radiate and lead to other cities in Estonia. There are many parks in the new town. At the intersection of the seaside boulevard, there is a Cadurau Park (also known as Yekaterinburg Park), which was established by Russian Peter the Great. There is a bronze angel statue16m high in the park, which was created by Estonian sculptor Adam on 1902. It is said that it was built in memory of the Russian warship Mermaid, which sank on the rocks in 1893. Near the park, there is an open-air singing venue based on 1960, which is one of the excellent music venues in Europe. Its unique shape: the stage is parabolic, with its back to the sea, which can accommodate 30 thousand people singing on the same stage; The auditorium is located on a natural semi-circular platform near the sea, which can accommodate 6.5438+0.5 million listeners. There are many famous historical sites in the city, including castles and churches from 13 to 15 centuries, among which Olivier Cathedral is the tallest church along the Baltic Sea. There are also ancient city walls, towers and castles built in the Middle Ages, which still stand today and the ancient style still exists.
Tallinn is an important commercial port, fishing port and industrial center in Estonia, and its port throughput ranks second among Baltic ports, second only to Ventspils in Latvia (the largest ice-free port along the Baltic Sea). In order to re-export Russian oil from Tallinn, the Estonian government has formulated a strategic plan for 2005 to consolidate Tallinn's position as a transit corridor for Russia.
Industry mainly includes shipbuilding, machinery manufacturing, metal processing, chemistry, paper making, textile and food processing. It is also the scientific, technical and cultural center of Estonia, with Estonian Academy of Sciences, Industrial Institute, Academy of Fine Arts, Teachers College and Conservatory of Music, as well as many museums and theaters.
Yinshan Tallinn Scenic Area is located in the east of Badaling-Ming Tombs Scenic Area. Yinshan is named after the "snow layer, white as silver" in winter; It is also called "iron wall" because "there are stone cliffs under your feet, all of which are black". Collectively known as Iron Wall Yinshan. Deng Yinfeng, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, once gave lectures in this mountain. 1300 years ago, Huayan Temple was built. Baoyan Temple was built in front of the mountain of Liao Dynasty. In the third year of Jintianhui (A.D. 1 125), it was rebuilt as Dayan Shengsi, and in the thirteenth year of Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1 148), it was named "Hokkeji". Under the leadership of 72 temples, it is a famous temple in the suburbs of Beijing. There are seven stupas in the temple. Among them, there are 5 brick towers with dense eaves in Jin Dynasty and 2 lama towers in Yuan Dynasty. Many stupas of different shapes have also been built on the surrounding foothills. Now, the temple has become a site, but the seven pagodas in the temple and some ancient pagodas around it are still well preserved, and were announced as national key cultural relics protection units in A.D. 1988. There are also some historical sites in the scenic area, such as the storytelling platform, ancient Buddha rock and Chaoyang cave.