How low-key are Shaanxi's cultural relics? Any ancient building you can pick up may have a history of hundreds of years. However, often because Shaanxi has too many cultural relics and historic sites, it is really difficult to achieve that each of them enjoys a high reputation among the people of the country. There is such a pagoda in the urban area of Xi'an. It has been unknown under the glory of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Little Wild Goose Pagoda for many years and has been ignored by people.

This pagoda is the Baoqing Temple Pagoda located not far from Shuyuan Gate. Shuyuan Gate is a famous and characteristic old street in Xi'an. It is the most scholarly place in Xi'an. It has become a sacred place for foreign tourists to check in recent years. The extremely low-key Baoqing Temple Pagoda has always concealed its strong strength and has no sense of existence. It is said that the most precious things are often not shown to the public, so although this pagoda is located in a busy area, it has no scenic spots and is not open to the public.

The Baoqing Temple Pagoda was built during the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and has a history of more than 1400 years. When the pagoda was first built, five-color bricks were used, so it was also called the "Flower Pagoda". Later, as the years passed, this ancient tower unfortunately suffered damage from nature and war, and Baoqing Temple was destroyed, leaving only the Baoqing Temple Pagoda remaining. Today, the Baoqing Temple Tower in Beiyuanmen was relocated in the second year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, the original site was probably near the Xiaoyan Pagoda and Jianfu Temple. However, no historical records have been found on how the ancients did this. This ancient tower not only has profound historical value, but also has extremely high artistic value. There may be countless people walking by this ancient tower every day, but few people have really seen it carefully. Baoqing Temple Pagoda has seven floors and a total of 23 meters. It is a six-corner brick tower with dense eaves. Iron bells are hung on each corner. Each side of the tower body has also been engraved with exquisite statues from the Northern Wei and Sui and Tang Dynasties. Nowadays, most of them have been scattered around the world.

During the Qing Dynasty, Chang 'an, as the source of culture and the spread of Buddhism, attracted the attention of cultural relics dealers from all over the world. In 1893, a "businessman" from Japan purchased the stone carvings inlaid on Baoqing Temple. Since then, most of the stone carvings have left Baoqing Temple, and only a few remain, and most of the lost cultural relics are collected in the Tokyo Museum of Japan.

During the Ming Dynasty, the famous thinker Feng Congwu once gave lectures in Baohua Temple. However, due to Feng Congwu's many followers, Baoqing Temple was narrow and could no longer accommodate more students. Therefore, the Guanzhong Academy was established within the gate of the academy to give lectures. The academy remains to this day. Guanzhong Academy is one of the four famous academies in the country and the highest institution of learning in Shaanxi during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. As one of the eight ancient temples, the Baoqing Temple Pagoda now stands among the scattered houses. Although it is not as famous as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it still writes the past history, interprets the flow of time, and silently protects Chang 'an City. Thousands of years. The next time you pass by the Academy Gate, you must take a good look at this Baoqing Temple Tower.