导读:山西应县木塔，耸立千年，堪称奇迹，获吉尼斯认证
A nearly 1,000-year-old wooden pagoda in Yingxian County, North China’s Shanxi Province, has been declared the world’s tallest wooden pagoda by Guinness World Records.
中国北部山西省应县的千年木塔，被吉尼斯世界记录认证为“世界最高木塔”。
Wu Xiaohong, a Guinness World Records notary, granted the certificate to Wang Xinjun, director of an agency responsible for the pagoda’s protection.
吉尼斯世界纪录的公证员吴晓红将证书授予木塔保管所的所长王新军。
Wu said it is a classic example of ancient Chinese wooden structures and a physical embodiment of Chinese culture and intelligence.
吴晓红说，这是中国古代木构建筑的经典代，也是中国文化和智慧的物质载体。
Built in 1056 during the Liao Dynasty, the 67.31 meter pagoda is also called the Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, the oldest wooden multi-storied structure in the world.
这座建于辽代，1056年，高67.31米的木塔也被称为佛宫释迦牟尼塔，是世界上最古老的纯木多层结构建筑。
It is as famous as the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and Eiffel Tower in Paris.
它和意大利比萨斜塔和巴黎埃菲尔铁塔一样有名。
With 3,000 cubic meters of wood weighing 2,600 tons, the octagonal-shaped pagoda was built with no nail and has withstood earthquakes and survived wars.
使用木料3000立方米，重达2600吨，塔身呈八角形，无钉无铆，经受地震和战争，仍幸免于难。
