在山西应县,矗立着一座高耸入云的木塔。它以挺拔的身躯,端庄的造型和悠久的历史被国内外建筑学界称之为建筑瑰宝,又被人们称之为“天下第一塔”。这就是应县佛宫寺释伽塔,俗称“应县木塔”。有流传于晋、冀两省的民谣说:“沧州狮子应州塔,正定府里的大菩萨”,说的都是历史遗存 In Yingxian County, Shanxi, there stands a towering wooden tower. It is called the architectural treasure by the domestic and foreign architecture circles with its tall body, dignified shape and long history. It is also known as “the first tower in the world.” This is the Shigata of the Buddha Palace in Ying County, which is commonly known as the “Ying County Wooden Pagoda”. The ballads in the two provinces of Jin and Jin said: “The lions of Yingzhou should be state towers, and the big bodhisattva in Zhengdingfu”. All these are historical relics.