Feiyun Tower, Shanxi Wanrong | The first wooden tower in China.

Feiyun Tower is located in Dongyue Temple, No. 8, West Street, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It was built in the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a representative work of Chinese pure wooden tower architecture and is known as the "first wooden tower in China". It is called "South Tower and North Pagoda" together with the Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple. Feiyun Tower is one of the main buildings of Wanrong Dongyue Temple. It faces south to the north and is square in plan. It has three floors in the Ming Dynasty and five floors in the dark. It is 23.19 meters high and has a cross-hip roof. Feiyun Tower has unique features in construction technology, structural mechanics and modeling art, and occupies a unique position in Chinese wooden buildings, reflecting the level of ancient Chinese architectural skills and has important historical value. Feiyun Tower is also known as Jiedian Tower. The date of its establishment is unknown. It has been repaired many times in the Ming, Qing and modern times. According to legend, Li Shimin, the Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, led his teacher to rebel in the second year of Gaozu Wude, and passed through Wanrong County (formerly known as Fenyin), and stationed troops in Zhangweng, Jiedian, and Gucheng. After the rebellion, he built music towers and temples in three places to show off his martial arts. The other two towers have been destroyed by war, and only Jiedian Tower has been preserved. This Jiedian Tower is now Feiyun Tower. Feiyun Tower is a pure wooden structure with three floors on the outside and five floors on the inside, with a total height of about 23 meters and a cross-hip roof. The bottom floor is full of wooden pillars, and the four 15-meter-high pillars in the center reach the top of the building. The three-story four-out eaves, the second and third floors each have a veranda, all equipped with platform railings, and divided into three small rooms with flat pillars, and the roof is built. The mountain flower is forward, and the lower part is supported by the plug-in beam and the diagonal material. The whole building has 345 sets of bucket arches and 32 corners. It can be described as densely covered with bucket arches, and the shapes are extremely changeable, like the cloud and wind tribes, and the flowers are in full bloom. The wings on each eaves are upturned and ready to fly. Its structure is ingenious, its craftsmanship is superb, its shape is exquisite, and its appearance is magnificent. Shanxi ancient buildings have always said "South Tower and North Pagoda". The "North Pagoda" refers to the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, and the "South Tower" is the famous "Feiyun Tower", which is known as the "first wooden tower in China". The layers of bucket arches are like blooming flowers. Listening to the explanation, there are more than 300 bucket arches, which have gathered 23 types of shapes, and are arranged under the eaves. It is really shocking, and it is still a pure wooden frame, without a nail, it can be called a masterpiece of Chinese tower-style architecture, and it is a treasure in Chinese ancient architectural towers. Ticket: CNY 10 Transportation: Self-driving or taxi You can park for free on the side of the road, as long as it does not affect traffic