(The old shadow of the iron lion before the founding of the People's Republic of China)
Since 265438+the beginning of the 20th century, every city in China has been building its own unique landmark buildings as the propaganda media of city image. Some cities choose to build new architectural signs as the symbolic symbols of their cities while developing in modernization, such as the Oriental Pearl in Shanghai, the Eye of Tianjin in Tianjin, and the waist of a villain in Guangzhou. However, many cities use local ancient sculptures and historical and cultural buildings as propaganda landmarks, such as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi, Confucius Temple and Ming City Wall in Nanjing. Cangzhou chose the iron lion, so why choose the iron lion?
(1953 Cangzhou Iron Lion)
The Iron Lion, located in Dongguan, the old state, was cast in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and its specific age was three years in Guang Shun, Dazhou (AD 953).
Cangzhou Iron Lion is the first batch of national key protected cultural relics in China, and it is the masterpiece of outdoor large-scale iron cultural relics. It has high cultural value and has been valued and protected by the state and local governments. As a unique cultural relic with far-reaching historical value, the iron lion obviously has its unique advantages in representing the image of Cangzhou city.
(the iron lion of the sixties and seventies)
Cangzhou Iron Lion, located in Kaiyuan Temple, has a history of thousands of years and has deep roots with this Buddhist holy land. Kaiyuan Temple was built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. When Zhou Shizong destroyed the Buddha, Kaiyuan Temple was not among them. In the late Tang dynasty, the country was divided and turbulent, and until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the people's desire to pray for peace became urgent. Kaiyuan Temple and Iron Lion, which appeared in this period, naturally became a part of Cangzhou people's spiritual sustenance, making Cangzhou Iron Lion very famous in Cangzhou and even the northern region.
Cangzhou has a long history. According to historical records, it was built in the second year of Xiping in the Northern Wei Dynasty (5 17), and it was built in the land of Ying and Hebei provinces. Because it is near the sea, it is named Cangzhou (the state of the sea).
Cangzhou is the south gate of Beijing and Tianjin. A battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. Because of the prosperity of Wushu, it is known as the "hometown of Wushu". The South Canal and beijing-shanghai railway run through the north and south, with highways extending in all directions and rich oil and gas resources. !