發展歷史
秦峰塔(ta)(ta)位于(yu)江蘇(su)昆(kun)山市千(qian)燈鎮(zhen)尚書浦西(xi)。該塔(ta)(ta)系(xi)磚(zhuan)木結構,高十一(yi)(yi)(yi)丈(zhang)六(liu)尺一(yi)(yi)(yi)寸(合(he)38.7米(mi)),橫斷平面為(wei)正方(fang)形,每(mei)邊長一(yi)(yi)(yi)丈(zhang)四(si)尺六(liu)寸四(si)分(合(he)4.88米(mi)),頂(ding)(ding)(ding)剎系(xi)鐵鑄,高二丈(zhang)一(yi)(yi)(yi)尺(合(he)7米(mi)),鐵葫(hu)蘆作頂(ding)(ding)(ding),下焊八角環(huan),每(mei)角立(li)一(yi)(yi)(yi)紫(zi)銅(tong)小鳥,再下嵌四(si)片(pian)(pian)白銅(tong)大(da)耳形片(pian)(pian),大(da)耳片(pian)(pian)邊有(you)鐵連(lian)接(jie)頂(ding)(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)四(si)只翹角,每(mei)角檐下系(xi)銅(tong)鈴,陣風(feng)吹過,銅(tong)呤(ling)叮當(dang),煞是(shi)令人(ren)心曠神怡。塔(ta)(ta)內各層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)用扶梯連(lian)接(jie),每(mei)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)都用楠木作為(wei)底板,可直上頂(ding)(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),舊時頂(ding)(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)設有(you)茶室,各層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)外圍裝有(you)木欄桿,可遠眺四(si)方(fang)景色,清代方(fang)豪(hao)思有(you)詩云:“千(qian)墩墩上塔(ta)(ta)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),高入云霄礙野鷹。我欲登上觀四(si)海,秋風(feng)病骨未堪勝。”明(ming)末塔(ta)(ta)坍(tan)。清,徑(jing)山僧(seng)嵩(song)堂募(mu)捐(juan)重修(xiu)(xiu),恢(hui)復原(yuan)狀。雍正二年(nian)(nian)(1724年(nian)(nian))7月,大(da)風(feng)吹折秦峰塔(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding)(ding),折頁(ye)上鑄有(you)萬歷鑄錢數枚猶未毀。乾(qian)隆五(wu)十四(si)年(nian)(nian)(1789年(nian)(nian))由延福寺僧(seng)見云募(mu)修(xiu)(xiu),至四(si)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),資盡而止。同治年(nian)(nian)間(jian),太(tai)平軍與清軍作戰時,秦峰塔(ta)(ta)的各層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)擱板、扶梯、四(si)周(zhou)欄桿均付之一(yi)(yi)(yi)炬(現尚存頂(ding)(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)擱板)。至此,不能(neng)拾層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)而上,游人(ren)只能(neng)望(wang)塔(ta)(ta)興嘆。1962年(nian)(nian)、1963年(nian)(nian)進(jin)行(xing)“封角護(hu)(hu)塔(ta)(ta)身”保(bao)護(hu)(hu)性維修(xiu)(xiu)。1978年(nian)(nian),進(jin)行(xing)“圍墻”護(hu)(hu)塔(ta)(ta)維修(xiu)(xiu),1989年(nian)(nian),進(jin)行(xing)加固塔(ta)(ta)剎、更(geng)換(huan)避雷針(zhen)等維修(xiu)(xiu)。1994年(nian)(nian),大(da)修(xiu)(xiu),恢(hui)復宋(song)代風(feng)貌,游人(ren)又可登塔(ta)(ta)遠眺。屬省級文物保(bao)護(hu)(hu)單位。