Post by blackcloud on Apr 4, 2014 4:04:48 GMT -5
Sanyuan Tower, located on Carp Mountain in the west of Hanjiang River of Chaozhou, top China tours was initially built in the 33rd year (1605) of Emperor Wanli and completed in the 35th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1368-A.D.-1644 A.D.). It was 167 feet high and badly damaged during the earthquake in 1918 when the iron gourd-shaped spire fell into the Hanjiang River. Due to the torrents at the base of Carp Mountain, Sanyuan Tower is also called Jishui (“Torrent”) Tower.
The main features of Sanyuan Tower
Sanyuan Tower China tour deals is a 167 feet tall brick-stone structured tower with a pedestal made of granite featuring vivid tiger and lion pattern carvings. The tower gate faces north with a stele declaring “Sanyan Tower” hanging on it. The tower body is hollow with a spiral stair leading to the top. There are 7 stories, among which the first and the second are stone-structured, and the remaining stories are green brick-structured. The ceilings on each story are decorated with different patterns, for example: the Eight Diagrams, the Jade Rabbit on the Cassia Tree, Two Cranes in the Auspicious Cloud, and the Deer Chewing Herb Jelly.
Though Sanyuan Tower now remains incomplete with the loss of its spire, it still attracts many visitors to its unique style.
tags：China tourism|travel to China
The main features of Sanyuan Tower
Sanyuan Tower China tour deals is a 167 feet tall brick-stone structured tower with a pedestal made of granite featuring vivid tiger and lion pattern carvings. The tower gate faces north with a stele declaring “Sanyan Tower” hanging on it. The tower body is hollow with a spiral stair leading to the top. There are 7 stories, among which the first and the second are stone-structured, and the remaining stories are green brick-structured. The ceilings on each story are decorated with different patterns, for example: the Eight Diagrams, the Jade Rabbit on the Cassia Tree, Two Cranes in the Auspicious Cloud, and the Deer Chewing Herb Jelly.
Though Sanyuan Tower now remains incomplete with the loss of its spire, it still attracts many visitors to its unique style.
tags：China tourism|travel to China