The Construction History of Pazhou Pagoda

After the mid-Ming Dynasty, geomantic omen prevailed in Lingnan architecture. Feng Shui believes that Guangzhou is "the mountains and rivers are everywhere, the east gate is empty, and the gas field has no return." Therefore, it is advisable to fill it with people, which is nothing more than a tower. " Therefore, all localities are keen to build Feng Shui pagodas. Feng Shui experts like Pazhou in the center of the Pearl River in the east of Guangzhou, where the stone pier is very high and a tower is built on it. This is Pazhou Tower. /kloc-After the completion of Pazhou Pagoda in 0/2, another lotus pagoda was built on Lianhua Mountain in Panyu, which is very close to Shiziyang. After Pazhou Tower 19 was completed, another Chigang Tower was built in Chigang, west of Pazhou.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a towering tower was built on Pazhou Mountain. According to the book Guangdong Xinyu written by Qu Wengshan, a beginner in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties, golden seagulls often appeared on Pazhou water at that time. Every time these seagulls appear, it's all bright around! Because of these illusions, the tower on Pazhou is also called Haiaota!

Hai 'aota was built in the 25th year of Zongshen Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1597). It lasted three years and was completed in the twenty-seventh year of Wanli. The tower is octagonal, and the base of each wall is engraved with gossip symbols; And there is a Totalix stone carving as a symbol of supporting the tower foundation. The landform near Pazhou has almost completely changed, but the sea tower is still towering! With the completion and opening of the new "Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center" nearby, I believe Pazhou will become more and more bustling!