凌云塔建塔原因考

The Research Reasons of Construction of LingYun Tower

沅属泽国,三分水域三分洲。从其历史进程看,至清中期沅江封建经济得到大发展,此时已具备鼎建凌云塔的物质条件。同时,经济的发展促使精神生活需要的产生。修建凌云塔培植风水,兴教育。使重阳登塔远眺成一韵事。

YuanJiang is the flooded land, one thrid is waters and one thrid is continents. Looking from its historic course. It＇ s feudalism economy obtained the big development in the intermediate stage of QingDynasty , while YuanJiang had the physical conditions to construct the LingYun tower. At the same time, the development of economics urged the production which the spiritual life needed. To cultivate geomancy and to prosper the education , people built the LingYun tower. It made ascending the tower to look out into the distance to be a refined affair on Chongyang Festival.