Be located in Henan to visit Xing in relief town the 1000 feet tower inside temple of life of former emperor of weeks of Gu Yuzhen is big summit, call Cao empress the tower again, build at Northen Song Dynasty, it is Xing this world existent the earliest ancient tower, of be worthy of " Xing is in relief the first tower " , was announced to be cultural relic of key of the 7th batch of whole nations to protect an unit in May 2013.
Allegedly, emperor of Zong Huang of benevolence of Northen Song Dynasty issues Home Zhu valley to choose woman of accept Home Cao to become queen in big Zhou Shan. Ren Zongming's person builds a tower in her birthplace, make she can see the tower of birthplace in Beijing of another name for Kaifeng, consider the worry of countryside in order to solve. Because the tower wants Gao Qian rule, just can make empress sees, reason is long did not build. For this a lot of officials, craftsman is demoted to kill.
There is a clever craftsman at that time, build the tower at weeks of big summit. After tower building, fall from hill to cat head 1000 feet are superabundant. The tower after because after this person calls this the tower,be 1000 feet tower or Cao Huang.
But, monument of 26 years confirms Ming Jiajing, this tower is to be dignitary of commemorative Northen Song Dynasty to decide smooth bonze place to build, the bonze that decide light surnames Zheng originally, once came here live, Parinirvana.
1000 feet tower mixes by white ash, blue bricks build, tower bottom circumference 17 meters, 15 meters tall, every tower room is hollow, from next upgrade, tower taper, stratosphere shows 6 arris fastigium.
Cultural relic expert thinks, 1000 feet tower is the objective specimen that Chinese tope evolves into, to study Song Daifo the tower built art to provide objective basis. What the technical processing of tower brim and artistic modelling achieved harmony is unified, can says craftsmanship carries alone.
1000 feet tower builds close already chiliad, local happening crosses the earthquake with taller magnitude 7 times. Especially the earthquake of that 6 class December 19, 1814, the epicenter is in merchant valley, and 1000 feet tower is basic however and whole, only coping and south have between the door each mar.
On November 21, 1986, 1000 feet tower is announced to be Henan to save cultural relic of the 2nd batch of keys to protect an unit by government of Henan province people.
