A sourced chronology from the pagoda’s completion in 1056 and later repairs to the 1933 survey, national protection and current conservation research.
Completed in 1056, the Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple carries evidence of later work in plaques, repair traces and documents. The 1933 survey by Liang Sicheng and Mo Zongjiang made it central to modern Chinese architectural history.
National protection followed in 1961. Current research addresses deformation, wind, earthquakes, timber condition and conservation options. Dated photographs and measured drawings are essential for comparing change.
A China Pictorial photograph recording the temple setting in the 1960s.
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A southern view of the tower body, layered eaves and plaques.
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Records the pagoda’s landmark relationship to the scale of Yingxian.
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Records the continuous sightline from gate through courtyard to pagoda.
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Shows the layered projections of brackets, ang arms and eave edge.
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Openly licensed site photographs that may be separated into individual panels.
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A site image serving as a starting point for an object-by-object photographic catalogue.
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Records the orientation of the eastern tower body, eaves and plaques.
OPEN RECORD ↗In 1056 during the Liao dynasty.
In 1933.
Long-term loads, wind, earthquakes, ageing timber and earlier repairs interact in a complex high-rise timber structure.