鐘(zhong)(zhong)鈕(niu)蒲牢,緊啃鐘(zhong)(zhong)首。傳說(shuo)蒲牢是龍(long)王第(di)七子,因喜好音樂(le),所以讓它做鐘(zhong)(zhong)鈕(niu),聆聽鐘(zhong)(zhong)聲,滿足其欲(yu)望。鐘(zhong)(zhong)體(ti)宏大,設鐘(zhong)(zhong)帶三層(ceng) ,每(mei)層(ceng)設八(ba)個開(kai)光窗,第(di)一層(ceng)窗內(nei)(nei)(nei)鑄有(you)陽文楷書“皇(huang)帝萬歲重(zhong)臣(chen)(chen)千秋”,字體(ti)遒(qiu)勁有(you)力。第(di)二層(ceng)窗內(nei)(nei)(nei)記載(zai)著(zhu)金國(guo)重(zhong)臣(chen)(chen)名諱和(he)鑄鐘(zhong)(zhong)時間。第(di)一行(xing)(xing):武略(lve)將(jiang)軍觀(guan)察與宮大達;第(di)二行(xing)(xing):定遠大將(jiang)軍同知完顏豪;第(di)三行(xing)(xing):鎮國(guo)將(jiang)軍順天節度使;第(di)四行(xing)(xing):駙馬都尉唐括貢;第(di)五行(xing)(xing):吳國(guo)公(下泐);第(di)六(liu)行(xing)(xing):大定廿一年歲辛丑辰(chen)日;第(di)七行(xing)(xing):丙(bing)子日戊子時鐘(zhong)(zhong)成。第(di)三層(ceng)鐘(zhong)(zhong)帶內(nei)(nei)(nei)鑄有(you)座(zuo)式佛像32尊。鐘(zhong)(zhong)體(ti)下部(bu)(bu)是按方(fang)位排列的八(ba)卦(gua)紋。底部(bu)(bu)由重(zhong)弧(hu)紋將(jiang)鐘(zhong)(zhong)口(kou)分為八(ba)瓣。鐘(zhong)(zhong)身共(gong)有(you)佛像176尊,乳釘(ding)紋136顆及其它紋飾,文化內(nei)(nei)(nei)涵(han)十分豐富。
在鐘(zhong)的(de)(de)頂部(bu)設有八個洞眼(yan),是(shi)為鑄鐘(zhong)時不(bu)至于使(shi)鐘(zhong)體破裂,還可(ke)以起(qi)到共(gong)鳴(ming)的(de)(de)作用,不(bu)僅能使(shi)鐘(zhong)聲(sheng)好聽(ting),而且使(shi)鐘(zhong)聲(sheng)宏遠,回首悠(you)長。神奇的(de)(de)大鐘(zhong)上下可(ke)發出不(bu)同的(de)(de)聲(sheng)音,能從聲(sheng)音中分(fen)辨(bian)多種音符(fu),音波起(qi)伏,尾(wei)音長達五分(fen)鐘(zhong)之久。說明(ming)當(dang)時古人對(dui)鑄造學、聲(sheng)學已有相當(dang)高(gao)的(de)(de)水平(ping)。如此鐵鐘(zhong)在國內外實為罕見,具有很高(gao)的(de)(de)藝術價(jia)值和科(ke)學研究價(jia)值。
在(zai)(zai)火車站(zhan)乘1路(lu)、4路(lu)、12路(lu),市(shi)區乘8路(lu)、20路(lu)、28路(lu)、51路(lu)、61路(lu)、26路(lu)公交車在(zai)(zai)鐘樓(lou)商廈下車即到(dao)(dao);自(zi)駕(jia)車可由京港(gang)澳高速(su)保定出口下高速(su),沿七一(yi)路(lu)向(xiang)西直行(xing),再向(xiang)南拐入蓮池大街到(dao)(dao)裕華路(lu)東行(xing)50米即到(dao)(dao)。
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