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Brief introduction of Chaoyang North Tower
During Emperor Wendi's Renshou period, he ordered the reconstruction of a brick tower with dense eaves on the abutment, which was called Baoan Temple Tower. During the reign of Tang Tianbao, it was repaired. Liao Chu and Liao Xi Zhong were renovated twice in 13th year and renamed Yanchang Temple Tower. Formed the Chaoyang North Tower based on the rammed earth abutment of Sanyan Palace, with the abutment of Siyan Buddha Map as the abutment, the brick tower of Sui and Tang Dynasties as the core and the Liao Tower as the appearance. Its unique architectural form of "tower on tower" and "tower on tower" and its long history of "five generations under one roof" are very rare, making the North Tower truly the first tower in Northeast China. 1988 was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Chaoyang North Pagoda is a typical Buddhist pagoda. The North Tower is a square hollow thirteen-level brick stupa, which consists of rammed earth base, brick base, Xumishan base, tower eaves and brake top. The main structure of the tower is carved with four-faced buddhas, eight-dangerous bodhisattvas, twenty-four flying towers, eight-spirit towers, tower names and other patterns, which are exquisite, unusual and fascinating. Yes 1988 65438+. The Heavenly Palace and the Underground Palace were discovered, and thousands of rare treasures were unearthed. The reappearance of the second Buddha Sakyamuni relic is another major discovery of Buddhist archaeology after 1987 Famen Temple in Shaanxi, which has caused a sensation at home and abroad. At the same time, the gold-plated silver tower, gold and silver pagoda and Persian glass bottle unearthed were identified as national treasures by the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee.