Temple worship twin port

Temple worship in the mouth of the twin towers the old city of Yinchuan City, about 50 kilometers northwest foot of Helan Mountain Temple worship in the mouth, they are like twin brothers guarding the pass on both sides, is particularly forceful. Temple worship mouth is one of Helan Mountain, a famous mountain pass, where Alexander Goushen, quiet environment, face the East open, broad vision. Yamaguchi gentle slopes in a large construction sites, according to research, there was a Xixiafozu temple is located. Mizoguchi on the north side of the twin towers built in the ruins of the temple plateau. Twin Towers East-West confrontation, some hundred meters away, are all octahedral thirteen pavilion-style brick tower. Straight from the ground the two towers, no base, high ground, usually not decorated, just south of the provision of coupons door to enter the thick-walled hollow cylinder-shaped tower stifled.
East Tower, the total height of about 39 meters, the tower was the cone. Edges on each tooth and towels Corbel Corbel constitute Yao eaves tiles, waist outside canopies pick. Octagonal tower on the puzzle flat seat, flat seat for the subnet-shaped brake the middle seat, on the order of "Thirteen Days" pagoda in a temple. Above the second floor, each affixed to each side are two colorful Animal mask, left and right side by side, angry staring eyes, fangs exposed, very mighty. Animal mask painted red mouth Pente. Animal mask between the sun and the moon is painted clouds care patterns. Colorful corner tower wall decoration Pearl flames.
The total four-tower about 36 meters high, in proportion to the tower, the more stout than the East Tower. Stacked above the second floor by a few teeth and Corbel astringent edges constitute Yao brick eaves, brick flat seat around his waist, decorated with round Shoutou Wai Yan components. Octagonal tower deck brake blocks, brake blocks under the eaves, decorated with lotus petals painted side by side. Corner decorated with brick power of God, quite naked belly of God in his hand rosette, Xu-xu, such as cattle. Brake seat for the "Thirteen Days" pagoda in a temple. Yao on the second floor eaves on each side were colorful statues and decorative motifs. Rectangular shallow layers of the wall center home shrines, niche with colorful animals and Eight designs, niches on both sides as colorful Animal mask, Animal mask mouth with fringed seven strings, was eight-shaped pendulous, covered the wall. Animal mask Wrath network wide open, fangs outside the bare, the overwhelming horror. Pearl tower wall corner there is fire, sun and the moon's colorful cloud patterns care, these statues and decorative patterns, full of the tower. Among the many statues, some dressed in robes of the Ocean, there Zhu Yili rod and an air of graceful old man who strong. Their key link necklace, waist belt, hand-enforcement device. Some outriggers, some jumping, action freely, look different, full of strong beef flavor, and strong religious living color. West just east of shrines in the upper right side of the twelfth floor, with Tangut. A tenth floor in the east of the seat, place a full set of green glass animals. A hexagonal tower built wooden shrines center brake column, 30 cm diameter, brake column has Tangut inscription and ink book the Vatican text. Twin towers pagoda combines traditional features the Central Plains, again combining painting and sculpture, form the two magnificent, colorful art.
Twin towers built in time, no historical records, the Ming Dynasty repair rather complex "Wanli Shuofang new records," frontispiece, "Ningxia Road Map", in the mouth to worship the temple marked the twin towers. According to Tasha suggested that heritage, the twin towers at the early Yuan Dynasty had been renovated, repaired Tasha, pink makeup of the wall, but the tower did not make a major repair. After the founding of new China, determined by carbon-14 twin towers dead wood, experts believe that is the Western Xia Dynasty was built in the late stage.
In 1986, the forces of national organizations, reinforcement and repair of the twin towers were in the maintenance of Xi Tata Shashi, a sealed hollow dome chamber placed a number of built heritage, there are silver Mongol Empire "Big North reign," Yuan "in the TPO note "quality silk" painted Buddhist paintings "(Thang)," silk paper flowers ", carvings," King Kong on two-body like the music "," wood vases "and bronze statues and so on. Twin Towers in 1988 was listed as the second batch of identical cultural heritage site.