Yongle Temple stupa

The stupa of Yongyou Temple is also known as the Six Harmonies Pagoda. On the northeast side of Wanshu Garden of Summer Resort. In the 16th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1751), Emperor Qianlong visited the south and saw the Liuhe Pagoda in Hangzhou and the Baoen Temple in Nanjing. In the nineteenth year of Qianlong's reign, a pagoda was imitated here. After the two pagodas in the capital were destroyed by fire, and the other was destroyed, Emperor Qianlong pursued the responsibility while taking precautions and strengthened the pagoda of Yongyou Temple in the villa. It was completed in 29 years, which lasted for ten years. At present, most of the buildings of Yongyou Temple have been destroyed, and only a few stone steles remain. Among them, the stele in the 29th year of Qianlong is engraved with "Records of the Relic Pagoda of Yongyou Temple" on one side, and "Hundred Rhyme Poems of the Imperial Summer Resort" on the other side, for research purposes. Important historical material for the construction of the summer resort. Yongyou Temple Pagoda is an octagonal and nine-story dense eaves type, 66 meters high, built on a high platform. The first floor tower is surrounded by a building. There are stone statues and tantric color murals on the eight walls inside the tower. The eaves of each layer are made of glaze, and the beams and fangs are all made of colored glaze. The top of the tower is cast in gold and copper and weighs about 400 kilograms. This tower breaks through the Yokohama Pingkong of Wanshu Garden and is one of the scenic spots of the Mountain Resort.