It is said that it was built by Han Wanzhou, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. In 1929, Tang Shengzhi, commander-in-chief of the First Army of the National Revolution, came to Lushan and saw that the tower was in decay and initiated reconstruction. During the excavation of the base palace, many Buddhist cultural relics were discovered. There is a silver reclining Tathagata, 9 inches long and weighing about 1 kilogram; a long flat silver box, weighing 2 kilograms and more than a foot long; a small crystal Buddha statue, 5 inches long; and 1 crystal bead of each size. 1 small silver vase containing hundreds of small crystal beads; several relics; 1 silver gold vase; 2 stone Sanskrit seals, more than an inch long; 3 bronze Arhats. According to the inscriptions engraved on the body of the Golden Buddha after his death, the pagoda was originally built in the 11th year of Zhezong of the Song Dynasty (AD 1069). Before Han Wanzhou became prime minister, it was actually built by Sanniang and others of the Zhu family in Qizhou, Hubei.
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