China's number one tower! Dingzhou Kaiyuan Temple Tower!

This tower, known as the number one tower in China -- Dingzhou Kaiyuan Temple Tower, was originally called the Enemy Tower, which was built during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. Dingzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty was located between the Liao and Jin countries and was a military stronghold. It was built to prevent the invasion of the Liao and Jin countries and took more than 50 years to complete. Since the tower was built inside the Kaiyuan Temple, it was later called the Kaiyuan Temple Tower. The tower is 11 stories high and 83.7 meters tall. The plane is octagonal, and the tower structure is a brick-wood mixed structure. 'Cut all the Quyang wood and build the Enemy Tower.' It can be seen that the manpower and material resources spent on building this tower at that time can be imagined. China's Buddhist pagodas are all odd-numbered, and it was later learned that odd numbers are auspicious numbers in Buddhism. Generally five, seven, eleven, thirteen stories. At present, the Kaiyuan Temple Tower is only open to the seventh floor. As the height increases, the tower body gradually shrinks, and the stairs gradually ease. When I reached the seventh floor, I was panting. Each floor of the tower has connected corridors, four main doors, and four windows. You can see the street scenery and the situation of nearby houses.