Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)


The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum.

History

It was first built in 1380, at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu. The tower is 92 feet in height, 102 feet in width and 52 feet in depth.

Popular culture

By the time it was the highest building of Guangzhou when it was constructed. For a long period of time, it was the symbol of Guangzhou before the Wuyang Statue was built.