Brief introduction of Ciyun Tower in Zhenze

Ciyun Temple Tower is surrounded by lake light, and the shadow of the middle-stream tower hangs. It is known as the Ciyun Temple Tower in Wuzhong Sheng, and is located in the east of Zhenze Town. The temple was built in Xianchun, Southern Song Dynasty, and its old name was Guangji. Change its name in Shunzhong tomorrow. It is one of the largest industrial Buddhist temples in Wujiang history, and the Ciyun Temple Tower is the only remaining building in the temple today. It was originally built without inspection, and was repaired during the Ming, Qing and Republic of China, as well as 1954 and 1982. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Ciyun Temple Tower is a pavilion tower with brick and wood eaves, with a total height of 38.44 meters, six sides and five floors. It consists of tower wall, cloister and tower center. From the second floor, the eaves of each floor are flat, and there is a pot door 3, which flashes up and down in the direction of opening the door. On the fourth and fifth floors of the tower, the nanmu brake column goes straight to the top of the tower. The pagoda is about a quarter of the height of the pagoda, and consists of an iron bowl, lotus, five wheels, a treasure cover, a treasure bead, a flower receiver and a copper vase. Yang Lian was carved with characters when it was restored in the fifth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1577). Aquarius is gourd-shaped, beautifully shaped, and the overall style of the tower is Ming Dynasty style except that the bottom part of the tower is close to the Song Tower.

The tower of Ciyun Temple has a light wing angle and a beautiful appearance. There are built-in stairs in the tower, which can be boarded. As one of the eight scenic spots in Wujiang, "Zhao Xi of Ciyun Temple" adds infinite interest to the beautiful legend about why the tower of Ciyun Temple is also called "Wang Fu Tower". In the southeast corner of the tower, there is a single arch stone bridge-Yuji Bridge, which was built to commemorate Dayu's flood control in Qing Dynasty. Echoing the pagoda from a distance, it forms a unique natural landscape of the "arch bridge tower shadow" in the water town.