Kaifeng Iron Tower | A thousand-year-old glazed pagoda from the Northern Song Dynasty
The Iron Tower is not an iron tower, but a thousand-year-old glazed pagoda😘😘
The Iron Tower Park is one of the hundred famous gardens in China and a national AAAA level tourist attraction. The Iron Tower (National Treasure), was built in the first year of Huangyou of the Northern Song Dynasty (1049 AD), with a height of 55.88 meters, octagonal and thirteen floors. It is famous at home and abroad for its exquisite and wonderful architectural art and majestic and beautiful posture. It was one of the first batch of national key cultural relics announced by the State Council in 1961. Because its whole body is inlaid with brown glazed bricks, the color is similar to iron, so it is commonly known as the 'Iron Tower'. It is currently the tallest, oldest, and best-preserved glazed brick tower in China. The main attractions in the scenic area include: stone steles, bonsai garden, Linggan Court, Jieyin Hall, Iron Tower, Iron Tower Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, He Gongxuan, Kaifeng Ancient City Wall, as well as Rose Garden, Shangfang Garden, Bamboo Garden, Iron Tower Lake, etc. The Iron Tower Scenic Area integrates cultural relics and garden art, showing its style and welcoming tourists from all directions.
In the scenic area, there are large-scale live performances such as 'Ten Directions Offering Treasures', large-scale song and dance drama 'Music Dance Buddha', and clapper performance.
The Iron Tower Scenic Area has invested a lot of money to create the night tour performance project Iron Tower Light and Shadow Show--'Iron Tower Legend', which is loved by the majority of tourists.
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1. At present, the Iron Tower Park is free, open from 8:00 to 18:00, but the time is a bit confusing, I arrived at seven and a half, and the door is open😂
2. Kaifeng Iron Tower Park is one of the only two Northern Song Dynasty ancient buildings in Kaifeng. The older brother is the Fan Tower outside the city. I have made a guide for everyone before. The road is not easy to walk. The Iron Tower is 75 years younger than the Fan Tower and is the second oldest building in Kaifeng.
3. Kaifeng Iron Tower Park is next to Henan University. There is a gate of Henan University, which should be the north gate, facing the Iron Tower.
4. Many Kaifeng friends say that the Iron Tower can be climbed. Maybe I went early that day and didn't let me climb. However, walking around the tower, the wind blowing the bronze bell is very comfortable.
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The Kaifeng travel guide is about to reach its climax. The next issue is a large-scale guide to the Qingming Shanghe Garden, followed by Bao Gong Temple, Drum Tower, Shuanglong Alley, Daliang Gate, Henan University Night Market, Kaifeng Food Guide, etc. Strive to finish before New Year's Day, for reference to friends who go to Kaifeng on New Year's Day, those who are interested can follow in advance😘
The tower was built in the Kaibao years of the Northern Song Dynasty. Because the appearance of the brown glazed tile sculpture Buddha statue, far from the rust color, the name of the tower, the tower is 13 floors high, after the earthquake and flood, it is not bad, it is spectacular. The temple in front of the tower has the Northern Song Dynasty to guide the Buddha.
The tower is located in the tower park at 210 Beimen Street, Kaifeng City. The tower is not made of iron. It is named after the color of masonry like iron. The tower can go up to enjoy the scenery on the four sides.
Kaifeng Tower is located in the Tower Park, No. 210 Beimen Street, Shunhe Hui District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province. This place was once Kaibao Temple, also known as "Kaibao Temple Tower". Because it is full of brown glazed tiles, mixed with iron casting, it is called "iron tower" from the Yuan Dynasty. Over the past 900 years, after war, water, earthquake and other disasters, it is still standing.
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It is called the tower, not because the tower is made of iron, but the color of the glazed tiles outside the tower is rust color...
This is the Kaifeng Tower, a very famous attraction, full of history, you can go and see.