[2025 Kaifeng Attraction] Travel Guide for Iron Tower Scenic Area (Updated Mar)

My dears 😜, today I want to take you to a city with great heritage - Kaifeng! It is like a thick history book, standing quietly in the long river of time, with every page filled with legendary stories. 💫Kaifeng has a history of more than 4,100 years. The Xia Dynasty built its capital here, and then reached its peak in the Northern Song Dynasty, becoming the largest city in the world at that time. It was extremely glorious! As the ancient capital of eight dynasties, it has nurtured a splendid culture and its economy was once extremely prosperous. It’s really amazing👏! 🌟【Longting】 Ticket price: 50 yuan. Highlights: This is the site of the Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Palace ruins! The building is magnificent, with red walls and yellow tiles, and the royal majesty is immediately revealed. Climbing up to the Longting Hall, you can overlook the beauty of the entire park, feel the perspective of the former emperors, and imagine the grand scenes of the court meetings of the past, as if you have traveled back to ancient times😎. Surrounded by the Panyang Lake, the lake water is rippling and the scenery is picturesque, which is perfect for taking photos and checking in📷! 🌟【Daxiangguo Temple】 Ticket price: 40 yuan. Highlights: It is a famous Buddhist temple in my country with an amazingly long history. The architecture in the temple is simple and elegant, and you can feel the tranquil and peaceful atmosphere as soon as you walk in. The incense is very popular🔥, and the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin statue is so exquisite that people can't help but exclaim "Wow" at first sight. It is really breathtaking. Here, you can deeply feel the strong Buddhist cultural atmosphere, listen to the long bell sounds, and your soul seems to be purified. 🌟【Eiffel Tower】 Ticket price: 40 yuan. Highlights: The Iron Pagoda was originally named Kaibao Temple Pagoda. It is called the "Iron Pagoda" because its body is inlaid with brown glazed tiles and looks like iron from a distance. It has gone through thousands of years of wind and rain, but it still stands tall. It's so tenacious👍! The glazed brick carvings on the tower are so exquisite, and each piece is engraved with exquisite patterns. These patterns seem to be silently telling stories of the past, witnessing the superb level of ancient architectural craftsmanship. It is really an artistic treasure. Walking through the streets and alleys of Kaifeng, it feels like traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty. The food here is not to be missed! The soup of the soup dumplings is delicious. When you take a bite, the delicious soup bursts in your mouth, which is simply a carnival for your taste buds🎉. The fried jelly is fragrant and chewy, and you can’t stop eating it after one bite. There are many special foods waiting for you to discover! Come to Kaifeng and start a journey across thousands of years! 💕 I believe you will fall in love with this charming city!

The body of the pagoda is entirely built with brown glazed bricks, and the brick surfaces feature a variety of patterns, including Buddha statues, flying deities, qilin, dragon tamers, musicians, flowers, and more than fifty other types. These patterns are not only aesthetically pleasing but also carry profound meanings, reflecting the wisdom and artistic talents of ancient people.

Henan Kaifeng Two-day labor-saving slow travel guide Kaifeng has a long history and culture, and many national protected ancient buildings From Daxiangguo Temple to Yanqing Temple to Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu Guild Hall to Longting Park Daxiangguo Temple: First built in the Northern Qi Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, the main buildings include: Heavenly King Hall, Mahavira Hall, Octagonal Glass Hall, Sutra Library, Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Buddha Hall, etc. Tickets: 40 Play time: 1 hour Yanqing Temple: built in the Yuan Dynasty, one of the three famous temples in China, an important building of Quanzhen Taoism Tickets: 30 Play time: 30 minutes Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu Guild Hall: Built in the 41st year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, it mainly features wood carvings, stone carvings and brick carvings. Tickets: 25 Play time: 30 minutes Longting Hall: Built in the Qing Dynasty, located in Longting Park Tickets: 45 Play time: 1-2 hours Iron Tower Park: It was first built in the 10th year of the Northern Qi Dynasty and rebuilt in the Northern Song Dynasty. The exterior of the tower is inlaid with brown glazed bricks and tiles. Free admission Play time: 1-2 hours Kaifeng Mansion: Contemporary reconstruction, "There is a Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng" Come to Kaifeng to see Bao Zheng's Kaifeng Mansion, and also miss yourself lying in front of the TV when you were a child Tickets: 65 Play time: 1-2 hours Special snacks: soup dumplings, fried jelly, chicken blood soup Accommodation: Manxin Hotel Kaifeng Drum Tower Qingming Shanghe Tu Branch. The ground parking lot is relatively small. The rooms near the Drum Tower are a bit noisy, but everything else is fine. There are many hotels around, you can take a look Tips: Although the attractions are not far from each other, it is a bit tiring to walk, so it is more cost-effective to book a taxi online at a fixed price.

Kaifeng, although it is the ancient capital of eight dynasties, has been flooded by the Yellow River several times, and now there are only three real ancient objects on the ground: Fan (po with the second tone) Tower. Fan Tower was built during the Northern Song Dynasty. The biggest highlight is that more than 7,000 Buddha bricks are inlaid inside and outside the tower body, one brick for one Buddha. Unlike the Iron Pagoda mentioned below, Fan Tower was not built by the government; these Buddha bricks were donated by the people at that time. The original Fan Tower had nine levels, but two were destroyed by lightning during the Yuan Dynasty, and four more were demolished during the early Ming Dynasty in the 'scrape away the royal qi' incident, leaving only three levels. A six-level small pagoda was added on top of the three-level platform in the early Qing Dynasty. The Fan Tower has survived lightning strikes⚡️, wars, and floods to this day, which is indeed fortunate. Iron Pagoda. The Iron Pagoda was built during the Northern Song Dynasty and is known as 'the number one pagoda in the world.' The biggest highlight is that it is made of brown glazed bricks (not made of iron, but the color is very similar to cast iron). It is the tallest, oldest, and best-preserved glazed brick pagoda in China. This place was once the royal temple Kaibao Temple, hence it is also known as Kaibao Temple Pagoda. The patterns of apsaras, lions, dragons, and pagoda-guarding beasts on the glazed bricks are clearly visible. The Iron Pagoda does have an underground palace! Yanqing Temple. Yanqing Temple was built during the Yuan Dynasty to commemorate the founder of the Quanzhen School, Wang Chongyang, who preached and died here. The biggest highlight is that the Jade Emperor Pavilion inside the temple was buried more than 3 meters underground (because Kaifeng city was flooded by the Yellow River several times), and after the founding of the People's Republic, it was lifted out of the ground. There is an introduction to the lifting process in the underground palace. A few suggestions: 🅿️ Fan Tower has a small parking lot with about 20 parking spaces. Don't drive to the Iron Pagoda on holidays, as it is close to Wansui Mountain and the Old River Big Night Market, and sometimes entry is restricted🚫. It is also recommended to ride a shared electric bike to Yanqing Temple (actually, we walked there ) 🔥 These three places are not very crowded, the Iron Pagoda has a relatively larger flow of people, but Fan Tower and Yanqing Temple are almost empty, allowing you to enjoy the tranquility. 🎫 For tickets, Fan Tower and Yanqing Temple are included in the Song Dynasty Imperial City pass, while the Iron Pagoda is free. Opposite Yanqing Temple, there is an old Huang family shop, which is probably not the one you want to go to, Old Huang Ji .

The Iron Tower is located in the northeast corner of Kaifeng city, built in 1049 AD, and has always been known as the 'First Tower in the World'. The tower is 55.88 meters high, with 13 layers in octagonal shape, and is the tallest, oldest, and best-preserved glazed brick tower in China. It is also known as the 'Kaibao Temple Tower' because it was once the site of Kaibao Temple. It is also called the 'Iron Tower' because it is made of brown glazed bricks that look like iron. The overall shape of the tower is graceful and upright, with bright and shiny glazed components. The tower body gradually decreases from bottom to top, forming a natural division, showing the strong contour features of the Song Dynasty Buddhist pagoda. The tower body uses many structural bricks, with grooves and eyes between the bricks, which are tightly fitted together, and there are as many as 28 shapes of bricks. The outer wall is decorated with more than 50 patterns such as flying sky, descending dragon, kirin, and music. Since its completion, the Iron Tower has survived countless wars, floods, earthquakes and other disasters, and still stands tall, with high historical, architectural, and artistic value. In 1961, the Iron Tower was announced as a key national cultural relic protection unit by the State Council.

|Glazed tile tower, standing for a thousand years. Kaifeng Iron Tower|Glazed tile tower, standing for a thousand years. The tower is a free attraction. It's written online that it's temporarily closed, but in reality, it's just that you can't go up the tower, the exterior is completely fine. Experts speculate that the Iron Tower was completed during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song, it is a true relic. The Iron Tower is not made of iron, but of brown glazed tiles, looking like an iron pestle from afar. When it was built, the Iron Tower was called the Kaibao Temple Tower, and it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that people started calling it the Iron Tower. The tower is 55.88 meters high, with eight corners and thirteen floors. This tower looks really tall up close, and if you look closely, you'll find that its door hole is also very special, not round, but narrower at the top and wider at the bottom, with five bricks stacked on each side, making it more sturdy. Despite the changes of dynasties and the baptism of war, the Iron Tower still stands firm. In the evening, looking at the Iron Tower, the afterglow of the setting sun, the reflection of the tower in the lake, the atmosphere is full. In the park, there are also Taihu stones from the Song Dynasty, as well as the works of horticultural masters at the Chrysanthemum Festival. The Iron Tower Park is really a surprising existence.

"Qingtian one column has a low cloud, and the dark work is the same as the sun and the moon. In the middle of the night, the fire dragon turns over the axis of the earth, and the eight squares of stars follow the ladder. The light shakes along the bead, and the shadow falls on the water rhinoceros. Turning the stylus to the empty question." The "Iron Tower Burning Lamp" created by the Yuan Dynasty poet Feng Yuzhen is a good description of the thousand-year-old tower "Iron Tower" in Kaifeng. The profound cultural heritage of Kaifeng, as well as the deep cultural tower, contains a history of incomprehensible and inexhaustible. I want to know that in ancient times, the wooden tower was why the tower was an iron tower, but it was learned that the tower was not iron, but the glazed brick was built. I want to see the grand scene of the "Iron Tower Burning Lamp", but I found that the tower's light and shadow show is wonderful. Tower, if you don't come here, you can't know that it has endless charm. Millennium ancient tower, iron can not move. The tower was built in the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty Huangyou (ie 1049 AD) and has a history of nearly a thousand years. Located in the northeast of the Tower Park, the Tower is an important cultural relic and the main attraction. In 1961, among the first batch of nationally-protected cultural relics announced by China, there was an iron tower, which was known as the first tower in the world.

The Kaifeng Tower Kai Pagoda was originally a wooden tower, but it was destroyed after being destroyed 55 years later. At that time, Song Renzong learned that he rebuilt the Kaibao Temple Tower and changed it from Fushengyuan to the Temple above. In order to prevent fire, it has also been changed from the former wood-wood structure to the brick and glass structure, which is the tower we have seen today. But why does the Kaibao Temple tower look the same as the tower? In fact, the pagodas in the early years were actually very colorful, extremely beautiful, but because of the millennium, the once beautiful has long been wiped out, the rest is this iron-shaped glass tower, the locals will be directly over time. Iron Tower, the tower has suffered more than 40 earthquakes, more than 10 hail, more than 20 wind disasters, 6 rivers, and more than 10 rains. In the meantime, there have been numerous repairs and repairs. In a sense, It also bears the name of its "iron tower" and stands still. The construction of the tower was actually built to store the Buddha relics. The Buddha relics and the underground palace are underground. Kaifeng people believe that the Buddha relics are still in the tower of the tower and have not been stolen. However, in order to protect the tower, it has not yet started construction.

Tie Tie Park Park Potted Exhibition Every year in the Tower Park will hold a "Tower Cup" potted exhibition, most of the bonsai invitation works come from the Central Plains, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other provinces. The exhibition distinguishes the outdoor stump scenic area, the indoor small micro-excellent area, and the indoor boutique stone-viewing area. There are hundreds of awards. There are also countless bonsai trees in the exhibition, including black pine, cypress, eucalyptus, and yellow bonsai. For those who love potted plants, this is definitely a grand event!

Time flies, too much of the glory of history has disappeared in the long river of history. Later generations can only rely on the description of poems in the annals to imagine the magnificent beauty of the year, which can remain intact and remain the largest. Fortunately, this is also the reason why I went to Kaifeng several times, but every time I have to go to the Kaifeng Tower, the millennium time, such as the white gap, in the iron tower, just a short moment, but for me, it is the ancients The true testimony of great wisdom carries the long journey of Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties.

In 1049, during the reign of Emperor Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was also the most prosperous period in the Northern Song Dynasty. This year, in the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng had a seemingly insignificant but far-reaching impact on later generations, that is, Song Renzong ordered the reconstruction of the Kaibao Temple Tower. Kaibao Temple is a royal temple in the Northern Song Dynasty. There is a wooden tower in the temple, which is dedicated to the Buddha relic of Ashoka. Unexpectedly, the wooden tower was only destroyed for 55 years and was burnt down by lightning. In order to prevent fire, the material of the tower was changed to iron-brown glazed tiles. The tower was built on the Yishan Mountain, with a lotus base under the tower. The Yellow River has been flooded many times since the millennium, and Kaifeng City has been submerged again and again. Together with Yishan and the lotus base, it has been buried underground. Today, only the tower body on the ground can be seen. Because the tower is iron brown, since the Yuan Dynasty, the tower has been called the "iron tower." The glory of Kaifeng City during the Northern Song Dynasty, slowly disappeared with the glory of time, only this tower, silently watching the city's millennium changes. The current tower is the symbol of Kaifeng in the ancient city. It is 55.88 meters high and has 13 floors. It has been subjected to dozens of earthquakes, the flooding of the Yellow River, the hail disaster and the artillery bombing of the Japanese invaders. It is still called the first tower in the world. Kaibao Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty, once owned 24 Buddhist temples, facing south. The current tower park is much smaller. After passing through the temple, it is the tower.

Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in the capital city of Kaifeng has been circulated, from the royal family to the civilians, all immersed in the gorgeous lights. According to the "Tokyo Dreams Record" records: Tokyo, Lin'an on the Lantern Festival, lasting five nights, forty miles of lighting. The grand occasion of the lights at the time was evident. The Kaiyuan Lantern Festival in Kaifeng now lasts longer than the Northern Song Dynasty. From January 20th to February 20th, you can enjoy this magnificent scenery. The Lantern Festival is mainly concentrated in Longting Park, Tie Tower Park, Da Song Yu River, Kaifeng City Wall Park and Tianbo Yangfu. The tower built in the Northern Song Dynasty is the symbol of Kaifeng City. It is also one of the few places that have survived for thousands of years. At night, the tower performs a light show to tell the story of the past and present of the tower. Historically, there are countless poems depicting the Kaiyuan Shangyuan Lantern Festival. "Dongfeng night puts thousands of trees. It blows down and stars like rain." In the literary works, the above yuan lanterns will also serve as the background of the times. For example, in the "Water Margin", Li Wei is in Tokyo. To say that the lanterns are the most concentrated, the most beautiful, but also the Longting Park, Longting has a special significance for Kaifeng. This is the seat of the royal palace in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was the most brilliant in Kaifeng in history. It was the center of the country at that time. Longting's overall quaint and majestic palace style is best matched with the lanterns, and the people in the night are woven.

Kaifeng Iron Tower is a monument of real price. It is known as the first tower in the world because of its profound historical and cultural heritage, exquisite architectural art, and its majestic and beautiful slender figure. There is a stone monument in front of the tower, and the book "The First Tower in the World" is the handwriting of the famous calligrapher Mi Song of the Northern Song Dynasty. The iron tower was built in the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1049) and has a history of 970 years. The tower was built in the Kaibao Temple in the same year, so it was called the Kaibao Temple Tower. The world has alleged that it is an iron tower, but the tower known to the world is not iron-cast. Because the towers are all made of brown glazed bricks, they look like iron in the distance. Since the Yuan Dynasty, they have been called "iron towers" since the Yuan Dynasty.

This is a small lake of about 15 acres enclosed by a river dam. The lake is clear and clear, and occasionally a few ducks walk through it to form a water pattern of white flowers. The distance is a continuous stream of mountains, and the green of the pieces extends to the horizon. There is a rich layer at the end, but there are verdant willows in the vicinity, and the green is yellow and far away. One point is the dark green pine cypress... Stopping and gazing, the beauty is in front of you, nature and everything is endowed with philosophical wonders, and the mood is different from the past. On the shore of the lake, there are antique pavilions, which are good places for people to cool and rest. There is a leisure island in the lake. The curved bridge is connected with the lakeshore and the lake, which is in harmony with the natural mountain lake. It forms a landscape with the changing seasons.

Of course, you can't miss the famous Kaifeng Tower, and it's a park, not just a tower. There is an ancient legend in Kaifeng: In ancient times, there was a large wellhead on the Yishan Mountain in the northeast corner of Kaifeng City. It was connected to the sea. It was called the sea eye, and the sea water poured out from there, day and night. The city was originally low-lying, and with the cross-flow of sewage, the people could suffer and suffer from muddy disturbances and epidemics. After that, the tower was built on the spring eye, and the town of Yongzhen was flooded. Han Shunfa said that "Pagoda Town Sea Eyes" is only a wish of Kaifeng people suffering from flooding. The tower not only can't keep the sea eye, but even the towers are flooded by the Yellow River. Originally, there was an octagonal pool around the base of the tower, and there was a small bridge on the back. This made the tower like a broken water, very beautiful, but this moving scene has been flooded by the Yellow River.

The Kaifeng Tower was built in 1049 by the fourth emperor Song Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. The tower is 55.08 meters high. The Kaibao Temple, built on the apex of the octagonal thirteenth floor, was built under the conditions of the time. How many years have been built, it is still an unsolved mystery. The Northern Song Dynasty was built in 168 years in Kaifeng, and the iron tower bricks were just 168 stories. Is it coincidence or God? No one can tell. The predecessor of Kaifeng Tower is a wooden tower ------ Fusheng Tower, built in 989 AD. Now the Henan University Minglun Campus plus the Iron Tower Park, once a famous royal temple --- -- Kaibao Temple, Fusheng Tower is located in Fusheng Courtyard of Kaifeng Iron Tower Park. It was originally one of the 24 Buddhist temples of Kaibao Temple. It was built by the second emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Song Taizong, who worshipped the Buddhist ancestor Sakyamuni. . In 1013, the copper bottle of Fusheng Ta Tasha suddenly shimmered, and the third emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Zhenzong, was alerted. The true ancestor personally observed the shrine and gave the wooden tower the name of Inspiration Tower. It is a pity that the wooden tower was burnt down only after 55 years of existence. In 1049, the fourth emperor Song Renzong ordered the reconstruction of the wooden tower as it was. In order to prevent the fire, the material was changed to iron-colored glazed bricks. The name of the tower with the temple is the Kaibao Temple Tower, which is what we now call the tower.

For the ancient capitals of the Eight Dynasties, especially Kaifeng, which used to be the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is undoubtedly lucky to retain the Kaifeng Tower, which has not fallen for thousands of years. The Kaifeng Tower, 55.88 meters high, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and the octagonal and thirteen floors. Although it is called "Iron Tower", it is actually a glass tower, but it is named because it is brown glass, like iron casting. During the millennium years, the Kaifeng Tower has survived 37 earthquakes, 18 winds and 15 floods, still standing on the land of the Central Plains. Interestingly, the Kaifeng Tower is also a slanted tower 124 years before the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy! (The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built in 1173, and the Kaifeng Tower was built in 1049)! When the Kaifeng Tower was originally built, the tower was slightly tilted to the northwest a clever designer who wanted the tower to resist the common northwest wind. However, after thousands of years of wind and rain, the tower that had been tilted to the northwest has already been blown straight, and it has slightly tilted to the southeast... But the tower is still strong and strong, and it should not be a problem for another thousand years! With such a long history and unique casting process, Kaifeng Tower can be described as the 1000-year history witness of Kaifeng from the Northern Song Dynasty to the present, and it is also a well-deserved Kaifeng landmark. The "Iron Tower Light and Shadow Show" at night is also worth seeing. It opened at 8 o'clock in the evening. There are legends of the Song Dynasty in Song Renzong, as well as 4D imaging, holographic technology, architectural projection, water curtain film, laser modeling, etc. A high-tech means. Time is not too long, but it is very dazzling.