Chongqing Walking with Kids| Explore the oldest temple hidden in the North District

| Explore the oldest temple hidden in the North District. The stone tower of Tapingsi Temple is in the center of the temple, very spectacular. The stone tower was built in the 16th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1146). What we see now should be rebuilt during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. However, looking into the tower from the weathered and peeled tower surface, the stone tower inside may still be a Song tower, so is this tower a Song tower or a Qing tower? The tower is a stone structure hollow tower, with a square plane and seven floors. The exterior form is a wooden structure pavilion style, with some characteristics of a dense eave tower. The tower is 14.4 meters high, without a base, and the bottom layer is 6.2 meters long. The main body is built of sandstone, with plaster on the surface, and decorated with plaster and painting. The top of the tower is a gourd-shaped treasure ball tower, and the plaques on the tower body are titled 'Buddha Mirror Hanging High', 'Future Coolness', 'Lotus Born in the Bowl', etc.