1996-15, Military Terrace and Pavilion of Genuine Prowess《经略台真武阁》

Stamp Title: Military Terrace and Pavilion of Genuine Prowess
Scott No: 2689, 2690
Serial number: 1996-15
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Military Terrace, 20 fen, 30*40mm
(2-2), Pavilion of Genuine Prowess, 50 fen, 30*40mm
Date of issue: July 9, 1996
Designers: He Jun
Size: 30*40mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: offset

The Zhenwu Pavilion of the jinglue Platform is located in the People’s Park in the eastern part of the Rongxian County seat in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Facing the Xiu Jiang and the sacred land of China’s Taoism Dujiaoshan in its front, the pavilion is a secluded and tranquil landscape surrounded by green trees. The ancient pavilion was built in the Tang Dynasty during the reign to Emperors Qianyuan and Dali (753-779AD). It is said to have been built by the Tang poet Yuan Jie when he was an official in Rongguan. The existing pavilion was bulit in 1573 in the Ming Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wanli. It still attains the Ming style despite many renovations.

The jinglue Platform in 50 metres long, 15 metres wide and four metres high. The four sides of the platform are paved with stone and its centre is filled with mud. On the mud is sand with a depth of one metre. The pavilion is made of more than 3,000 pieces of special wood of varying sizes form the southern part of China, They are connected in line with the lever structure without using a single iron object to form an elegant structure. The most wonderful thing is that the legs of the four internal pillars on the second floor which support the heavy load of the floor slab beams, tiles and the supporting pillars of the higher stores suspend in midair, This structure is based on the lever principle, being divided into the upper and lower layers with 18 pieces of wood going through the pillars to form two groups of bucket arch and serve as a lever, with the top of the arch to support the broad eaves outside the platform and the end of the arch support the four suspended the four suspended pillars thus making use of the gravity of the structural members and the balance of the pavilion just like a balance. This is a unique example in China’s history of architecture. For more than 400 years, the pavilion has endured many storms and earthquakes, but it has escaped damage and stood as firm as a rock .

1996年特种邮票《经略台真武阁》
国家邮政局1996年7月9日发行《经略台真武阁》特种邮票1套2枚。
（2-1）T 经略台 20 分 3979.25万枚
（2-2）T 真武阁 50 分 2101.75万枚

志号名称：1996-15T
版别：胶印
整版枚数：50 枚
全套面值：0.70元
邮票规格：30 × 40毫米
齿孔度数：12度
设计者：何军
印制机构：辽宁省沈阳邮电印刷厂

经略台真武阁与膝王阁、岳阳楼、黄鹤楼并称为江南四大名楼，位于广西容县城东门外的真武阁公园内。经略台建于唐乾元年间，用于操练军士，朝会习仪和游观风景用。真武阁建于明代万历年间，用于奉祀真武帝以镇火灾。

经略台真武阁，位于广西容县城东绣江畔。它建在人民公园内的北灵山上，面对中国道教圣地二十洞天都峤山。据容县文史资料记载，经略台为唐代诗人元结任容管经略使时所建，以供观赏风景、朝会习仪和操练甲兵之用，并取“天子经营天下，略有四海”之义而名“经略台”。台长约50米，宽约15米，高约4米，中间夯土，四周砌砖石，土上推沙约1米厚，上面原有建筑物，后被废弃。至明洪武十年(公元1377年)，由于道教的流行，在此建起了道观武当宫，是为真武阁的前身。经历代兴弃，到明万历元年(公元1573年)为奉祀真武帝以镇火灾，在台上建成坐北朝南的真武阁。阁共三层，通高13.2米，面宽13.8米，进深11.2米，结构采用三层檐、歇山顶、穿斗式构架，通高13.2米，用近3000条铁梨木构件，以杠杆结构原理组成优美稳固的统一体。在楼层明间缝与角柱相交的位置，有四根金柱贯穿二、三层，上承屋面和三层楼面，二、三层屋檐挑的后尾插入柱身，但金柱柱脚是悬空的，下离二层楼板面5～25毫米，是这一建筑最大的结构特点。其建筑布局精巧，技术高超，风格特异，为建筑史上所罕见。不愧为我国古代建筑中的一颗明珠，1982年3月被列为全国重点文物保护单位。

1996年7月9日，为了展示中国古代建筑的杰出成就，邮电部发行了《经略台真武阁》特种邮票，全套2枚。