Located in the east of Nanmenli, Dingzhou City, it was built in Chengping, Song Zhenzong for four years and lasted for 55 years. Dingzhou Tower *** 1 1 floor, with a height of 84.2 meters, is the largest existing ancient pagoda in China and is listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
The tower is octagonal, all made of bricks, and its structure is compact. There are many exquisite brick carvings in the tower, and the brick walls of the cloister are also embedded with inscriptions and inscriptions by celebrities, which are precious cultural relics. Dingzhou Tower also played an important role in history. When the two armies confronted each other, Dingzhou in the Song Dynasty was a military important place adjacent to the Northern Liao country. Because the tower is relatively high, the soldiers guarding the city can climb it and see the enemy on the other side, so it is also called the enemy tower.
1June, 884, due to the earthquake, the northeast corner of the tower was partially destroyed.