Dragon Elephant Pagoda, Ascend to the Pinnacle for a Panoramic City View
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Introduction
Located at the top of Qingxiu Mountain, Longxiang Pagoda was built by a scholar from Nanning in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The name of the pagoda comes from the Buddhist scripture "Dragons have great power in water, while elephants have great power on land". The pagoda is 204 meters above sea level, with eight corners, nine floors, and a multiple-eave brick structure.
The original pagoda was more than ten zhang (a traditional Chinese measure of length), with eight corners and nine floors. However, in the fourth year of the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty (1624), Longxiang Pagoda was struck by lightning and the top two floors collapsed. It was never repaired. In 1937, the government of Yongning County demolished Longxiang Pagoda because they were afraid it would become a navigation target for Japanese planes bombing Nanning. Since then, Longxiang Pagoda, which had stood on the Fengchi Ridge of Qingxiu Mountain for hundreds of years, has completely disappeared from people's sight.
After liberation, the Nanning government rebuilt Longxiang Pagoda to restore the Qingxiu Mountain scenic area. The new pagoda still has eight corners and nine floors, but the structure has been changed to a reinforced concrete structure. It is 52.35 meters high and 12 meters wide, with green glazed tiles. Inside, there are 207 stairs that lead directly to the top of the pagoda. There are 72 copper bells hanging under each corner of each floor. Standing on the top of the pagoda and overlooking both sides of the Yongjiang River, people are reminded of the past and feel deeply moved. Opening hours 06:00-24:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1-December 31)
Transportation Take bus No. 10, 34, 33, 601, or the Guangxi Ethnic Museum Special Line, etc.
You can see a beautiful view
