Ranking of China's oldest buildings

China's oldest buildings are ranked as follows: Dujiangyan, Wutai Mountain Buddha's Light Temple, Zhaozhou Bridge, Potala Palace, and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda.

1, Dujiangyan

Dujiangyan is located in the west of the Chengdu Plain, Sichuan Province, Minjiang River, by the Warring States period of the Qin Dynasty, Shu County governor Li Bing and his son led the construction of a large-scale water conservancy project, the construction of the time in the year about 256 years before the 251 years before the present day has been more than 2,300 years of history.

2, Wutai Mountain Foguang Temple

Foguang Temple, located in Wutai County, Doucun Town, Foguang Village southeast. According to "Qingliangshan Zhi", founded in the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (471-499), Tang Wuzong Huichang five years (845) to eliminate the Buddha, the temple in addition to a few tomb towers, all destroyed. It was rebuilt in the 11th year of Dazhong of the Tang Dynasty (857) under the auspices of Ning Gongyu, a female disciple from Kyoto, and the monk Zhancheng.

3, Zhaozhou Bridge

Zhaozhou Bridge, also known as the "Anji Bridge", 2.5 kilometers south of the city of Zhao County, Hebei Province, Hebei Province, Zhao County, Hebei Province, on the Xiao River, was built in the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD), designed and built by the famous craftsman Li Chun. It was designed and built by the famous craftsman Li Chun about 1,400 years ago, and is the earliest and best-preserved ancient open-shoulder stone arch bridge in the world today.

4, Potala Palace

Potala Palace, the national AAAAA scenic spot, was built in the middle of the seventh century (641 AD), the period of Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

5, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, formerly known as the Buddha Palace Temple Sakyamuni Pagoda, commonly known as the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, was built in the Liao Dynasty, Qingning two years (1056). Wooden tower built on a 4-meter-high two-story stone masonry pedestal, the tower is built entirely of wood, 67.13 meters high, the diameter of the bottom layer of 30 meters, the plane is octagonal, five layers and six eaves. Appearance is five layers, but the tower is sandwiched between the dark layer of four levels, the actual nine layers.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Potala Palace

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Dujiangyan