簡介
重(zhong)光塔(ta)位于河北省張家口市赤(chi)城(cheng)縣(xian)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)鎮(zhen),重(zhong)光塔(ta)塔(ta)型優美,塔(ta)身高(gao)峻,清(qing)秀挺拔,氣勢(shi)宏偉,被譽(yu)為“龍(long)(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)八(ba)景”之(zhi)(zhi)一。塔(ta)為磚石結構(gou),八(ba)角七層,高(gao)33.67米。塔(ta)身內設蹬道(dao),可繞(rao)上六(liu)層。民間諺語傳“龍(long)(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)有座塔(ta),離天整三柞”。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)城(cheng)地(di)處(chu)邊塞要沖,楊洪(hong)在修(xiu)建(jian)重(zhong)光塔(ta)時(shi),不但(dan)考慮(lv)到它的佛事(shi)(shi)活動,而且還賦予了(le)它軍(jun)事(shi)(shi)瞭(liao)望功能,使之(zhi)(zhi)成(cheng)為一塔(ta)多用的建(jian)筑(zhu),體現了(le)一個軍(jun)事(shi)(shi)家的深謀(mou)遠慮(lv)。。據《龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門縣(xian)志》(龍(long)(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)鎮(zhen)舊(jiu)(jiu)制為龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門縣(xian)城(cheng)所在地(di),后(hou)劃歸赤(chi)城(cheng)縣(xian))記(ji)載(zai):龍(long)(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)城(cheng)北隅,舊(jiu)(jiu)有唐代(dai)所建(jian)華嚴寺,明初已毀損,惟存(cun)半(ban)層殘塔(ta),寺院傾(qing)頹(tui),掩于荒(huang)榛野草中(zhong)。斷(duan)壁殘垣,見(jian)者興嗟。明代(dai)后(hou)軍(jun)都督楊洪(hong)巡城(cheng)見(jian)后(hou),嘆道(dao):“如(ru)來所棲之(zhi)(zhi)所,何(he)至(zhi)頹(tui)廢于此(ci)?待我事(shi)(shi)畢,必修(xiu)之(zhi)(zhi)。”不久,楊洪(hong)肅(su)清(qing)邊患,為償夙愿,“出私幣,購良材,請工師”,在原華嚴寺遺址上重(zhong)修(xiu)寶(bao)塔(ta),拓建(jian)寺院。工畢,英宗敕賜寺名“普(pu)濟”,塔(ta)名“重(zhong)光”,以記(ji)收復(fu)塞外(wai)失(shi)地(di),山河重(zhong)光。
保護
1993年7月,被河北(bei)省人民政(zheng)府公布省級文物保護(hu)單位。
2013年3月,國(guo)務院公(gong)布為全國(guo)重點(dian)文物保護單(dan)位。