Cooper green leaves, a hundred years old temple of silence and mysterious. Closer inspection, green tiles cover the top of the structure of all-Phoebe imposing palace architecture. This is the national cultural heritage Pingwu Grace Temple, Imperial Palace in Beijing because of the layout completely fake, known as the "mountain Palace."
However, in the "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, 500 years of history, this temple has suffered the worst damage Temple. Since the end of June 2010, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage repair grants 57 million yuan Porcelain, Porcelain began the history of the largest, most comprehensive and complete a renovation project. It is understood that a project is expected to be completed in March this year.
Four strong earthquakes, "the mountains Palace" did not escape
[Lens] Grace Temple Mount plaza in front of the old people in the name of Tai Chi leisurely. "As a boy, we got to New Year blessing will come here." Between the visitors are level swordsman friends in to the field.
January 17, the reporter arrived at the Grace Temple Pingwu Long Changan, although still under renovation, but has been more difficult to find traces of the earthquake.
Orthodoxy was built in the Ming Dynasty Porcelain five years (AD 1440), an area of 27000 square meters, is China's best preserved ancient buildings of Ming Dynasty, is one of Sichuan, the largest Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty palace buildings. Historically, this magnificent temple is also dogged three strong earthquakes, none of the temple have each earthquake damage. Pingwu Wen Su Hongli, director of management, told reporters January 16, 1630, Ping Wu river camp (now part of Songpan County) 6.3 earthquake occurred, only 75 kilometers from the epicenter Porcelain intact; 1976, Ping Wu and two occurred at the junction of Songpan 7.2, 6.7 magnitude earthquake, Porcelain of the main components without an earthquake bad.
However, the earthquake does not collapse the "mountains of the Forbidden City" three years ago, has not escaped the earthquake.
Su Hongli introduced Wenchuan earthquake severely damaged many buildings Porcelain: Mountain Gate, King Hall, the Great Mercy Temple, the earthquake destroyed many thousand temples roof; merit Monument Monument Pavilion cracks, covered pavilion serious dislocation; tower due to severe damage to the roof The tilt; King statue of King Hall, Wan temples partially damaged statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, etc., many paintings have been hit.
"Is fortunate to not damage the treasures of the town of Temple - by the possession of the runner." Suhong Li said the runner by the Tibetan Buddhist scriptures or Buddha used by Phoebe produced. Currently in China, Hebei, Zhihua Temple only, Jiangyou Yun Temple Porcelain peace force there by the possession of the runner, while the runner Pingwu Porcelain sutra is the best preserved. It's strange is that the center is a 11 meters high, 0.45 meters in diameter in the vertical shaft, the rotor can be controlled through the vertical shaft by the reservoir. Although shaken by the earthquake many times, by the possession of the runner is still intact. "At that time, the walls of the left wheel through possession of a serious collapse, wall tiles and debris scattered in the hall, a mess."
To protect the precious relics, Porcelain CMC staff after the earthquake, the rapid construction of risk for risk, and damaged buildings temporary reinforcement, water-resistant treatment, the Heavenly King Hall, thousand temples and other buildings were closed to many style management.
Tsinghua University, expert assistance, "play the leading role"
[Shot] the hall Porcelain clay sculpture, wood carvings, stone carvings and murals are all exquisite, 40 square meters of murals and Vivid, colorful, is the study of the Ming Dynasty valuable in-kind folk art.
Porcelain has a high historical, artistic and scientific value, in order to protect the cultural heritage, National Heritage Board as the Porcelain renovation rescue protection of cultural relics in Sichuan is one of key projects. Restoration project in two phases, one including the Porcelain Tower, North and South Promenade, South Pavilion, Wang Xi Ya 6 public buildings, an area of 13000 square meters, the second phase project will be King Hall, Wan temples, the Great Mercy Temple, Main Hall, the main building and other renovations.
Maintenance, Porcelain brings together the country's leading experts in aid, including Tsinghua University experts "chops."
June 2008 by the Research Institute of Tsinghua University, China's top heritage building with a team of experts in a variety of instruments and equipment to the Grace Temple, the site of injury in the investigation of the temple soon after the rescue to study and formulate a conservation restoration project planning the reconstruction and protection of ancient buildings and development from the perspective of scenic, scientific and reasonable proposals put forward. "Urgent need to conduct a comprehensive overhaul, to determine the structural stability of heritage and restore the roof of the protection, strengthening the wall, to ensure that heritage and its important subsidiary under the protection of cultural security."
"Later, the decision approved by the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Ping Wu Grace Temple is listed as teaching and research base." After the establishment of the base, Tsinghua University School of Architecture experts have been dispatched, the students come here for academic research and management department of the local paper prepared with a lot of valuable information.
Replacement of corrupt elements purchased Phoebe
[Shot] from Beijing Founder in the tower construction, repair buildings and other north-south corridor, each of the buildings are installed with a protective net and isolation, are also installed in the building at the top of the plate with rain. Zaoxiu wooden structures, cultural and security experts to take Wabu ways to deal with pier access. Workers assemble surfacing using traditional methods, you need to make up with Taiwan Akashi, using local bluestone imitation.
Man is responsible for construction site security experts, the quake severely damaged the clock tower in the overall tilt of 15 degrees, loss of load-bearing capacity, the earthquake has been supported by a steel frame. Repair the clock tower is one of the most difficult phase of the project: In addition to the main column is not opened for four, the other components removed all the replacement processing reduction. "The timber frame will need to replace all use of Phoebe." At present, the technical staff has the clock tower of decadent columns, beams, Fang and other components were replaced on the roof for a special waterproofing treatment, wrap up the whole clock tower project in progress.
This reporter learned that Grace Temple built by the all-Phoebe, this is absolutely one of the six Porcelain. In the past, Porcelain Phoebe is used in Pingwu Qingyi River from logging. Now, because Phoebe is a valuable tree species, has been unable to easily harvested. After repeated contrast, cultural security experts unanimously found growing in the territory of Chongqing, Phoebe is best suited for Porcelain reconstruction. It is understood that the procurement Phoebe is very particular about 5-8 years to dry after harvesting the best, Porcelain This is the basis of this standard purchase Phoebe. Unhistorical, experts say, Porcelain repair the relics are expected to use up more than a thousand cubic meters of Phoebe.
"We will purchase and replace them all new wood materials, components immersed in a special medicine to prevent termites and other pests." Reporter saw the clock tower next to a quiet place with a large pond, filled with black of medicine.
Wen security experts said the renovation project, in accordance with the principles of repair old as to maximize the protection of ancient buildings intact. As long as the components can be used to best use, it can not be used to replace. For example, the ridge crest, as is required by custom tiles, have no effect on the load-bearing raw materials will not be replaced. North-South corridor of green tiles for the Ming style, this dedicated to Pengzhou firing. The renovation is expected to replace more than 20000 North-South Corridor to match gray tiles.
Source: Sichuan Daily
