On the Road: Wanghai Tower - No Longer Seen the Past Changes

[Car] The fourth stop in Taizhou is Wanghai Tower, which is located in Fengcheng River Scenic Area.
[BaseballCap] Entering the scenic area, the scenery is pleasant and we go straight to Wanghai Tower. The square in front of the building is wide, right next to the moat.
[Scenic] The moat is 11.12 kilometers long and 110 meters wide on average. It surrounds the city and is one of the few well-preserved ancient moats in the country. There are many cultural landscapes on both sides of the moat. [Pushpin] Wanghai Tower is more than 30 meters high. It adopts the architectural style of the Song Dynasty. The exterior has a three-story circular corridor. The main colors are chestnut and blue-gray. It is simple and elegant, tall and magnificent, with beautiful lines. There is a charge for climbing the tower, and there is an elevator inside the tower, from which you can get a panoramic view of Taizhou city [!] In ancient times, people could see the sea from here, so it was called "Wanghai Tower" [!] Today, the world has changed, and the past vicissitudes are no longer visible.
[Pushpin]Those who have climbed the mountain throughout the ages include locals such as Shi Naian, Wang Gen, Zheng Banqiao, Liu Jingting, and Mei Lanfang, as well as outsiders such as Lu You, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Yue Fei, and Kong Shangren.

[○]Key points:
[One]Wanghai Tower is a landmark building in Taizhou. Located in Fengcheng River Scenic Area, Taizhou, it was first built in the second year of Shaoding in the Southern Song Dynasty and is known as the "No. 1 Building in Jianghuai" [Sun].
[Two] Taizhou was called Hailing in ancient times. Although the sea water has receded, the name "Wanghai" still remains.
[Three] This building has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, mostly due to wars and rebuilt during prosperous times. The current Wanghai Tower was rebuilt in 2006. Mr. Fan Jingyi, former director of the Foreign Languages ​​Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and the 28th generation grandson of Fan Zhongyan, wrote "Records of the Rebuilding of Wanghai Tower".
[Four] Tickets: Free for the scenic area, 40 yuan for climbing the tower.

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Post by Oliver Martinez | Jan 4, 2025