Songjiang square tower [Shanghai]

location: square tower south road no.1, sungkiang district

open time: 8:00－17:00

ticket: rmb 12yuan

comment: it is one of the best preserved ancient towers in south of the yangtze river.

recommendation index：☆☆☆

introduction of the scenic spot:

brief introduction:

square tower has a history over 900 years. in 949 a.d, a temple named the xingsheng was constructed here. later, the square tower was built in this temple in song dynasty (1068 a.d.-1094a.d.)this square tower was built of wood and brick. it is 48.5 meters high with 9 storeys of square. following the architecture style tang dynasty, its most structures are well kept as their original form.

scenic spots:

screen wall
it is an old wall (built in the ming dynasty) standing close to the square tower. behind this wall, there was once a town god temple of sungkiang which was destroyed in the anti-japanese war. now screen wall has became one scenic spot of square tower. there is a huge monster named 'greed' on its surface. besides it, there are the horns of a deer, the tail of a lion, the hoofs of an ox, and the scales of a dragon, all of which are valuable things. a legend says that this monster was attempting to swallow the sun on the sea and got drowned. it is a lesson for greediness.

transportation: line song-hu, line hu-song and tourist line