Guangxi Scenic Spot - Chongzuo Zuojiang Leaning Tower

The Chongzuo Leaning Tower, also known as the Zuojiang Returning Dragon Leaning Tower, Shuibao Tower, or Crooked Tower, is located on the Aotou Mountain Island in the Zuojiang River near Dacun, Taiping Town, Jiangzhou District, Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The tower was initially built between the first year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty (1621) and the second year of Chongzhen (1629). After several additions, it has now become a five-story brick tower. The total height of the leaning tower is 18.28 meters, with a diameter of 5 meters at the base. Its architectural craftsmanship is ingenious, and the tilt angle has reached an astonishing 7 degrees 59 minutes 11 seconds. Such unique architectural features have made the Zuojiang Leaning Tower famous and have been hailed as one of the 'Eight Great Leaning Towers of the World'. In addition, this leaning tower also carries a rich history, culture, and touching legends, attracting many tourists to visit and play. In general, the Chongzuo Leaning Tower is a tourist attraction that combines history, culture, and natural scenery.

Zuojiang Leaning Tower

The Zuojiang Leaning Tower is located on Ao Head Mountain Island in the Zuojiang River near Dacun, Taiping Town, Jiangzhou District, Chongzuo City, Guangxi. It was built in the first year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty in 1621. It is known as one of the 'Eight Great Leaning Towers of the World' due to its long history, ingenious architectural craftsmanship, and moving legends. It is said to have been built to suppress demons and avoid evil. Its characteristic is that it is designed according to the natural environment and the principles of mechanics, and it is artificially inclined; the height of the first floor is 45 bricks, and the height of the west is 43 bricks. The height difference between the two is 2 bricks, which artificially makes the tower lean towards the southwest. The tower body actually only leans towards the southwest and west, but when you take a boat around the tower, visually, the tower body leans towards the viewer, hence the name leaning tower. Its fame for seeming to lean but not leaning, leaning on all sides, and leaning without falling is spread all over the world.

The Zuojiang Leaning Tower, also known as the Dragon Tower, and Suzhou Huqiu Tower, Liaoning Yuzhong Tower, Shanghai Songjiang Protection Tower, Hubei Dangyang Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, Kendo Tower, British Parliament Building It is known as the eight largest leaning towers in the world. The Zuojiang Leaning Tower was built on the stone island of the Zuojiang River, on the Shantou Peak. It was built by the Ming Dynasty's prefect Li Yemei in the first year of Tianqi (1621). It was built in three layers, and the Qing Emperor Kangxi thirty-five years (1696) The more two floors are built, the five-story brick tower, the bottom of the tower is 5 meters in diameter, the tower is 28 meters high, the tower is eight sides, and each of the corners is hung with a bronze bell. It sways as the wind sways and is pleasant.