The Millennium Ancient Temple on the Volcano - Fangshan Dinglin Temple

Dinglin Temple Pagoda is located at the northwest foot of Fangshan in Jiangning District, Nanjing City, also known as Fangshan Leaning Tower. The tower leans 7.59 degrees to the north, which exceeds the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, and is still known as the 'World's First Leaning Tower'. The Dinglin Temple Pagoda was originally built in the ninth year of the Qiandao era of the Southern Song Dynasty (1173 AD). The tower is about 14.50 meters high and is a seven-story octagonal brick tower with a wood-like structure. The first and second floors are square inside, while the third floor and above are cylindrical. A wooden frame is set on the fifth floor to support the shacha pole. The ground floor has a door only on the south side, with a stone-carved Sumisena in the center, and Buddha niches on the east, west, and north sides. All other floors have doors on all four sides. The body of the tower is built with bricks to imitate the structure of wooden columns and brackets.