The tower was built in the 4th year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 130) and in the Xianchun period (1265- 1274). It is a pavilion-style pagoda with square nine-level brick and wood structure, with three rooms wide and a pot door in the opening room. During the overhaul of 1986, the second stage was octagonal with interlayer between it and the second floor. The above floors have waist eaves and flat seats. There are wooden stairs in the tower. The tower is handed over layer by layer, and the top is helmet-shaped. The outline of the facade is parabolic, and the eaves of each tower are flying, which is exquisite and beautiful.
The tower gate is composed of iron components such as a cover bowl, a drum waist, a dew tray, a seven-petal wheel, a treasure cover, a helmet-shaped faucet wing angle, and a treasure bead. And the four wing angles are also connected by iron waves and the four corners of the nine-story building. The whole tower is 67. 14 meters high, simple and magnificent, and it is the most magnificent building in Changshu ancient city.
Xiaofu Temple Pagoda, which worships religion, was built according to the theory of geomantic omen and belongs to the early geomantic omen pagodas in China. Although it was built in the Song Dynasty, it still uses the shape of the square pavilion wooden tower in the Tang Dynasty. It is an example of the coordination between urban planning, construction and environment in ancient China, and a rare example of studying ancient architecture. The square tower of Song Dynasty, which stands in the ancient city, is a landmark building in Changshu, a famous historical and cultural city.
The square tower was repaired many times in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. "Smell the wind chimes of the ancient pagoda and think about the ancient feelings", climb the tower and climb the stairs, and the ancient city has a panoramic view. Square pagoda, ancient well and ancient ginkgo in Song Dynasty are also called "three treasures in the garden". The tower has also been repaired several times in the contemporary era, and the tower courtyard has been opened as a square tower park.
This tower was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit in Jiangsu on 1953. In 2006, it was listed as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
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