（厦门外国语学校石狮分校初二（2））
WelcometoSilkRoadTour.MynameisSevenXu,oneofthelittletourguideshere.Today,IwouldliketoshowyouatypicalbuildinginYuanDynastywhichisLiushengPagoda.Andyoucanlearnaboutthisculturalrelicfromitsshape,legend,toitsfunctionthroughtheeyesofme—anative-borncitizenhere.
Youcansee,thishistoricalandreligiouspagodalocatesonChaiMoutainintheShihuVillageofShishi,QuanzhouCityandstandsattheentranceoftheQuanzhousea.Itis36.06metershigh,and47meterswideatthebottom.Itisafive-storeybuildingwitheightupwardangles.Also,therearevariousBuddhasculpturescarvedontheeavesandouterwallsofthetower.Youknow,mostChinesebelieveinBuddismandpraytotheBuddhaforlongevity.
It’ssaidthatthispagodawascarriedoutbythemonks,SongShenandZuhuiinNorthernSongDynasty,andgotrepairedinYuanDynasty.TherewasalegendofLiushengPogoda.It’srumoredthattwomonstersintheancientShihuvillagekeptmakingtroubles,whichmadepeopleinthisareapanicandboatmendarednotgopast.Sincethat,theMonkZuHuiandSongShenaskedMazugoddessforhelptobringthemundercontrolandthenbuiltLiushengPagoda.Therewasalegendrecordingthatinordertohelptheboatssailsafelyatnight,LvDongbin,averyfamousgodinChinesetaoismgodsystem,borrowedanightpearlfromtheKingoftheSeaandplaceditonthetopofthepagoda.Therefore,thelighthousewouldsendoutlightfromfaraway.
Inancienttimes，thereweretwotownsatthefootofChaiMoutain.TheyareShihuandHanjiang.Thesetwotownswereimportantharborswhichwitnessedtheprosperityofoverseastransportation.Accordingtohistoricalrecord,therewere18ferrieshereatthattime,andtherewerehundredsofforeignshipsfloatingintheharbor.AndthisisduetothefactthatthepagodahadthefunctionofnavigationanditwasregardedasthefirstlighthouseofMaritimeSilkRoadnavigatingZhenghe’svoyagestothewestandpromotingthecontactsacrossthechannel.AtthebeginningoftheQingDynasty,itbecamethecentraldockbetweenthemainlandandTaiwan.Asyouascendslowlytothetop,youcanseethevaststraitandthenumerousshipsmovingbackandforth.Byfar,ShihuWharfhasbeenbuiltasamodern10,000-tonwharf,aswellasthelargestporttoimportstonesinChina.Throughout800years,LiushengPagodastillstandslikeagiantatthetopofChaiMountainandwitnessestheprosperityandchangesofthisport.
Finally,Iwouldliketoaddthatbesidesthispagoda,therearetwomorerelics-----LinluanFerryandGusaoPagodawhichareknownasthreetreasuresinmyhometown,aswellasmanyotherhistoricinterestsinthisamazingland.Quanzhoukeepscreatingmiraclesallthetime.Inthenewera,weshouldworktogethertoprotectthehistoricalandculturalheritage,promotethespiritofsustainabledevelopment,andletthenextgenerationfeelaboutourdeterminationofcultureprotectionundertheappealof“TheBeltandRoad”.Anddon'tforgettocomeandvisittheplacesofinterestsinQuanzhou,whichhasalonghistory,arichcultureandatypicalstyleofMaritimeSilkRoad.Trustme.Itwouldneverletyoudown.
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