The legend of Lotus Tower
A long time ago, a Beijing official came to Guangdong. Seeing that Guangdong had fertile land and abundant resources, he hired a clever Feng Shui master at a high price to take away Guangdong through Feng Shui practices. Mr. Feng Shui believes that it is not difficult to move Guangdong. He told the Beijing official: "The strata in Guangdong are thin, like the bottom of a ship. As long as three masts are installed on the ship, Guangdong can be moved." After hearing this, the Beijing official I was very happy and asked the Feng Shui master how to install these three masts. Mr. Feng Shui said: "In terms of Feng Shui practice, choosing the Feng Shui points to build three towers is like having three masts (i.e. three sails) on a ship, and then building an altar to borrow the east wind, you can make Guangdong a beautiful place." This boat sailed through the wind and waves and was transported to the north." After hearing this, the capital official asked Mr. Feng Shui to go quickly to explore the acupuncture points. The Feng Shui master was obsessed with money, so he immediately packed up his compass and other tools and headed south from Guangzhou. After some searching, he finally selected three locations to build pagodas: Chigang, Pazhou and Lianhua Mountain. The capital official immediately assigned people and started construction. Soon, three majestic pagodas were built one after another, and the officials and Feng Shui masters were very happy.
At this time, Mr. Feng Shui’s daughter-in-law was from Guangdong. She was very angry when she learned about the conspiracy between her father-in-law and the imperial officials. She thought that the formation in Guangdong was like the bottom of a ship. It could sail long distances with three sails. If the bottom of the ship was drilled through and the anchor was dropped, wouldn't the ship be unable to sail? It is said that you have a good plan, I have a wall ladder. She made up her mind and went to the three places where the tower was built. She informed the local villagers of the conspiracy of the Beijing officials to transport Guangdong away, and instructed them to destroy these three places. The method of supporting the mast is to dig a large well from the side of each tower, which is equivalent to digging a hole in the bottom of the ship, and then placing a large iron chain at the mouth of the well. This is like dropping an anchor on the ship. In this way, this Three masts won't work. As a result, the villagers in the three places acted according to her instructions, and they really broke the conspiracy of the Beijing officials to move to Guangdong. Next to the Lotus Mountain Pagoda, a large well can still be seen forty years ago, with a large iron chain placed at the mouth of the well.
After the Lotus Mountain Pagoda was built, the emperor issued an imperial edict that "it is not allowed to fall if it dies". Even now, the pagoda still stands proudly by the Lion Ocean despite hundreds of years of vicissitudes. More than forty years ago, when the Japanese invaded China, a fleet sailed into the sea of Humen. When they saw a city wall under the tower, they suspected that the tower was a watchtower. The tower body was shattered, but it still failed to knock down the Lotus Tower.
In 1981, brothers He Xian and He Tian donated funds to rebuild the Lotus Pagoda, making this Lotus Pagoda known as the "Huabiao of the Provincial Capital" regain its heroic appearance. When people climb up to the Lotus Pagoda and look into the distance, they can clearly see the vast Lion Ocean, the majestic Big and Little Erhu Mountains, the busy Huangpu Port and the vast hectares of fields. They have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of southern Guangdong. It is an eye-opener for tourists and their pleasure is doubled.