Qiu Yuan (The Royal Botanic Gardens，Kew) is located in the South Bank of the Thames in the southwestern part of London，Is a magnificent scale、Scenery beautiful、Favorite the rich world -class botanical garden，It is also a world cultural heritage recognized by the UNESCO。Because of its prominent value in plants and gardens，Daily attract thousands of tourists to visit and study。

Last year，I am a Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute in the UK，Before returning home，An American environmental history expert invites me to visit Qiu Yuan，I only know and traveled to this world -famous garden。We stroll in the colorful jungle flower sea，Appreciate the countless strange flowers and trees，Feeling the climate conditions with different styles created by the greenhouse，The natural landscape presented by Qiu Yuan is really dazzling，Sigh is obsessed。

but but，In this plant kingdom，The most impressive thing that made me first arrived was not the colorful flowers、colorful flower beds，Not an endless lawn、Tall tall trees，It is not an intoxicating flower fragrance、Quanzhiyu grass and trees，Instead, it is a special "China Tower" in many classical style buildings。

The reason why people call it "China Tower"，It is because the appearance of this pagoda has a clear Chinese element -octagonal Bet365 app download pillar、Tower -style、Carving Dragon ... It stands high in a crowd of western -style buildings，Looking at it from a distance，It's so different，impressive。For this reason，"China Tower" has always been one of Qiu Yuan's iconic buildings。

But，When we appreciate the style of this pagoda at close range，However, it is found that there are still many differences from the domestic pagoda。Qiuyuan Pagoda has ten layers，The eaves of the tower are octagonal; and the traditional domestic pagodas are all strange layers、Toby eaves，closely related to Chinese Buddhist culture and yin and yang cosmic views。Therefore，The deputy ambassador of the Qing Dynasty in the British Liu Xihong first met Qiuyuan Pagoda，Preparation Amazing，Specially recorded in the "Ten Floor Pagoda" in the book "Heroes of the Heroes"。

Each eaves of the Qiuyuan Pagoda are placed with a green body of one or two meters long and mixed with gold and blue wings.，Different from the commonly placed beasts commonly placed in China。Shenlong decoration is not only much larger than common eaves beasts，And there is a pair of big wings，The characteristics of typical Western dragons are presented in the form。These dragon decorations are redesigned in recent years，The original carving dragon has long been weathered，I wonder how much the newly designed flying dragon can restore its original appearance。

Qiuyuan Pagoda adopts Western creation technology，No Chinese -style beam bet365 best casino games frame、bucket arch structure; its internal structure is also very different from the Chinese native pagoda，Among them, there is a common spiral staircase in the center of the center.，Different line staircases are set up between common layers in China。It can be said，Qiuyuan Pagoda is a Chinese -style garden landscape built by Western architectural technology。

Since the form of the Qiuyuan Pagoda should show the image of Chinese architecture as much as possible，If the placement is large, a bit exaggerated pterosaur，Why do various Chinese elements combined together do not actually have a Chinese style? This is because in the era of Qiuyuan Pagoda architecture，Western understanding of China is still generally separated。

Qiuyuan Pagoda was built in 1762。Its designer William Chambers，1723-1796) Although I came to China twice，A detailed investigation and surveying and mapping of the buildings near Guangzhou，Among them, there is "TA-HO Pagoda"。but，When designing Qiuyuan Pagoda，Abandon the specific image of some of the pagodas he has seen，Instead, the most well -known Jinling Dabao En Temple glazed tower at the time was used as an imitation object。

The Grand Boy Temple Liuli Tower was built by Ming Chengzu Zhu Xi to commemorate his parents，Project takes 17 years，Great spending，Built in 1428。The pagoda nine layers of eight sides，Tongtong glazed decoration，Golden Glory，Full of various Bet365 app download statues，Beautiful，General height is about 80 meters，Towering eyebrows，The "first tower in the world"。The Grand Boy Temple glazed tower through the Dutch Johan Nieuhof，1618-1672) The image depiction and introduction，Knowledge for Europeans，but，At that time, Westerners knew that Liuli knew deep，confuse it with porcelain，So it is called "Nanjing Porcelain Tower"。From this，"Nanjing Porcelain Tower" has become the iconic building symbolizing Chinese culture in the world of Western knowledge，Because of its crown, ancient and modern，Known as one of the "Seven Miracles in the World"。

but but，Nighov made a mistake when depicting the "Nanjing Porcelain Tower"，There will be two layers of the first layer of paintings with heavy eaves，Nine -layer glazed tower is also drawn into ten layers，Biography of Wasao，Has the Westerners' perception of the Chinese Pagoda deviation。Adding Chambers to observe during the inspection is not detailed，I still think that the Chinese tower "has seven or eight layers high，Sometimes it will be ten layers "。It is these two reasons，This has caused this ten -layer pagoda in Qiuyuan, which is unique to the traditional Chinese culture.。

Nehoff also exaggeratedly depicts the image of the "Nanjing Porcelain Tower" eaves and corners of the corner of the corner。Copper bell hanging at the eaves，Wind Blings Move，Crispy and pleasant ear，Not only can you scare、Drive birds，Protecting Bet365 lotto review the building is not destroyed by the nest，can also pray for blessings and wicked evil，Because there are often statues and mantra on the bell，The meaning of the ringtone，Benefit beings。Qiuyuan Pagoda has no hanging wind chimes，I do n’t know if it intentionally dilutes the religious color of the pagoda or other reasons，A large -scale flying dragon replaced by copper bells and eaves。It is not difficult to see，Chambers use the "Dragon" of the beast "Dragon" in ancient Chinese myths and legends to decorate the eaves，And is a magnified version of the transformation，Its purpose is to highlight the Chinese style of the pagoda through people's visual impact experience，Communication to the British people such a message: This is a building from the distant oriental。

Qiuyuan Pagoda is about 50 meters high，Sleeplessness of the whole body，It is far from the "Nanjing Porcelain Tower" as magnificent as magnificent，And it is just a lonely pagoda，There is no common temple in China、Corridor and other supporting buildings。but but，Qiuyuan Pagoda is relatively simple，Brick and Stone Barrier，Tower eaves with cyan clay tiles with a little red tile，Red and white window pupa inlaid with glass，There is a white guardrail on each floor，The grasslands that are continuously surrounded by surroundings、The garden of the flowers and the dense woods is integrated。Only this tower，It makes people feel like Bet365 lotto review being in a Chinese garden。

"For thousands of miles away，More floor。"We try to climb to the high -rise of Qiuyuan Pagoda，Through the window，Qiu Yuan's charming scenery full of view，Large and small lawn，Greenhouses with different shapes，Thousands of purple thousands of red flower beds，Green and green lush woods，The staggering pavilions，The trail with a variety of trails，Quietly flowing Thames River，There are still row of urban landscapes in the distance，It's really beautiful! It is said that the Qiuyuan Pagoda was completed that year，brought people the first bird's eye view of London City。Standing at the same place，We can quietly feel the change of ancient and modern history。

Qiu Yuan Pagoda as the British to yearn for China，It has stood for two or three hundred years。It is not only standing in the corner of Qiuyuan，It is also printed on the British coins and books，For a long time, it is a window for them to understand Chinese culture。Now in Western Drama、Decoration、On the takeaway packaging box，The image of the Qiuyuan Pagoda can be seen everywhere，Qiuyuan Pagoda is also regarded as a representative building in the UK。Culture displayed by Qiuyuan Pagoda，Both China，Also Britain，It's the world's，It is a microcosm of the integration of human cultural exchanges。

(Author Unit: Institute of International Education, Chinese Women's College)