- Idilesi: iMin Kun, iMyanmar (iBurma)
- Ubukhulu: 7 m
- Izinto: Ubhedu
- Ubunzima: ngaphezu kweetoni ezingama-90
- Umhla wesiseko : 1810
I-Mingun pagoda e- Myanmar yiprojekthi eyimangaliso ebomvu yeBurmese ukumkani uBodopai: wayala ukuba kwakhiwe i-pagoda enkulu, leyo, ngokutsho kwesicwangciso sayo, yayiza kuba yinto engcwele enkulu eBuddhist emhlabeni. Umsebenzi wenziwa iminyaka emininzi, kodwa ke, izazi zeenkwenkwezi zazixela ukuba iziganeko ezichasene neziganeko ezinxulumene ne-pagoda kunye nokwakhiwa kwacinywa.
Nangona kunjalo ukuba nanamhlanje i-pagoda ifinyelele kwinqanaba lekota yesithathu kuphela, isakhiwo nje esincomekayo. Ukuze uqonde imbono yekosi yaseBurma yasendulo, unokwazi ukujonga i-Pando-Paya Pagoda kufuphi, echanekileyo, nangona yancitshiswa kakhulu, ikopi yetempile, engazange ifune ukugqitywa.
IBurmese-giant
Ngokukodwa kwi-pagoda yexesha elizayo, uKumkani Bodopai wayala ukuba akhonze intsimbi enkulu, ngobhedu, ngokutsho komlando, igolide kunye nesiliva zemihlobiso zahlanjululwa. Ukongezelela, iindaba ezimnandi malunga neengubo ezifakwe ngobhedu obunzima, kungenokuba yinyani-ngexesha lokwenziwa kweentsimbi, abaphathi be-foundry baseBurma basebenzise ukusetyenziswa kwee-alloys eziyinkimbinkimbi, kuquka isilivere, igolide, inkokheli kunye nentsimbi. Le teknoloji yayijoliswe ekunyuseni amandla kunye nokuzinza kwebell, kwaye ngokungezelela - ukuphucula iipropati zayo ze-acoustic. Ukuphulaphula namhlanje ukubethelwa kweentsimbi kunye nokubethelwa kwengoma ye-Mingun, kungathiwa abaphathi bamandulo benza konke okusemandleni abo.
Insimbi yaphonswa kwisiqithi esincinane phakathi koMlambo i-Irrawaddy, iikhilomitha ezili-12 ukusuka kwisiza sokwakhiwa kwethempeli. Ukuze ukuyibuyisela kuMinghun , uKumkani Bodopai wayala ukuba atye iseshoni esongezelelweyo ekhokela ngqo kwi-pagoda. Kodwa ukuba ufike kwindawo leyo, intsimbi yayimele ilinde phantse ngonyaka: kuphela ekufikeni kwenkathi yemvula, xa amanzi emlambo ephakame ngokwaneleyo aze agcwalise isiteshi esenziwe ngumntu, izigqila zaseburmese ukumkani zagqitywa ukuba zithumele intsimbi kwi-pagoda.
Ukuhamba ngeenyawo ukuya kwiMinghong Bell
Emva kwenyikima enkulu yenkulungwane yeshumi elinesibhozo, iinsika ezindala zeentsimbi zatshatyalaliswa ngokupheleleyo, kwaye inkunzi enkulu yezobhedu yawa, kodwa yahlala ihleli. Insimbi yaseMingun yayilele emhlabathini iminyaka engamashumi amathandathu, emva koko iphakanyisiwe kwaye ifakwe kwisitrato sesitrato, ilele kwiintsika ezintsha zekhonkrithi. Emva koko imikhosi yaseBurma yayibanjwe kuqala ngumfaki-mfanekiso waseFransi, ngenxa yemifanekiso yehlabathi lonke eyayiyiqonda kwaye abantu babefuna ukubona intsimbi ngamaso abo.
Intsimbi ye-Mingun, yaxelwa ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu leshumi elinesithoba, yayingowona mkhulu kwihlabathi ngeenkulungwane ezimbini. Kodwa ngowama-2000 ngokokuqala ngqa inkobe yaseTshayina yeNjabulo ePindinshana, eyayixinzelela isiBurma ngokulandelelana kwayo. Kodwa ke, intsimbi yePagoda Mingun, ubunzima bayo ngaphezu kweetoni ezingama-90, kwaye nanamhlanje yenye yeentloba ezintathu ezinkulu kwihlabathi.
Ndingafika njani?
Unako ukufika eMingun ngesikebhe esilandelayo ukusuka eMandalay - ushiya i-pier kabini ngosuku: ekuseni nasemini. Kwaye kwindawo ekhoyo yebell eyaziwayo eMyanmar, kulula ukufika khona nge eteksi okanye ukuqeshisa ibhasikidi - ngelishwa, akukho zithuthi zorhulumente apha.
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