簡介
重(zhong)光(guang)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)位于(yu)河北省張家口市赤城(cheng)縣(xian)龍(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)鎮,重(zhong)光(guang)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)型優美,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身高峻,清秀挺拔,氣勢宏偉,被譽為(wei)“龍(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)八景”之(zhi)一(yi)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)為(wei)磚(zhuan)石結構,八角七(qi)層(ceng)(ceng),高33.67米。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身內(nei)設蹬道,可繞上(shang)六層(ceng)(ceng)。民間諺語傳“龍(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)有座塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),離(li)天(tian)整三柞”。龍(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)城(cheng)地(di)處邊(bian)塞要沖,楊(yang)洪在修(xiu)建重(zhong)光(guang)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)時(shi),不但考慮到它的佛事活動,而(er)且還賦予(yu)了它軍(jun)事瞭望(wang)功能,使(shi)之(zhi)成為(wei)一(yi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)多用的建筑,體(ti)現了一(yi)個軍(jun)事家的深謀遠慮。。據《龍(long)(long)(long)門縣(xian)志》(龍(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)鎮舊制為(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)門縣(xian)城(cheng)所(suo)(suo)在地(di),后劃歸赤城(cheng)縣(xian))記(ji)載:龍(long)(long)(long)關(guan)(guan)城(cheng)北隅,舊有唐代所(suo)(suo)建華(hua)嚴寺(si),明初(chu)已毀損,惟存半層(ceng)(ceng)殘(can)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)傾頹,掩于(yu)荒榛野草中(zhong)。斷壁殘(can)垣,見者興嗟。明代后軍(jun)都督楊(yang)洪巡(xun)城(cheng)見后,嘆(tan)道:“如來所(suo)(suo)棲之(zhi)所(suo)(suo),何(he)至頹廢于(yu)此?待我(wo)事畢,必修(xiu)之(zhi)。”不久,楊(yang)洪肅清邊(bian)患(huan),為(wei)償夙(su)愿(yuan),“出私(si)幣,購良材(cai),請工師”,在原華(hua)嚴寺(si)遺址(zhi)上(shang)重(zhong)修(xiu)寶塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),拓建寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)。工畢,英宗(zong)敕賜寺(si)名“普(pu)濟”,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)名“重(zhong)光(guang)”,以記(ji)收(shou)復塞外(wai)失地(di),山河重(zhong)光(guang)。
保護
1993年(nian)7月,被河(he)北省人民政府公布省級文物保護單(dan)位(wei)。
2013年3月(yue),國務院(yuan)公(gong)布為全國重點文物保護單位(wei)。