Reflection Tower Introduction
The Reflection Tower is located behind the Yanping Junwang Chess Place at Shibaoding. The tower has seven levels, is octagonal, and stands 5.76 meters tall. It has a gourd-shaped design and is one of the three towers (Mao Mountain Tower, Wentai Ancient Tower, Reflection Tower) built by Zhou Dexing in the early Ming dynasty in Kinmen. In 1920, the tower was toppled by an earthquake. In 1937, just after the completion of the Reflection Tower prior to the Japanese occupation of Kinmen, it was immediately demolished due to military reasons. It was rebuilt in 2004, with the words "Wenfeng Songxiu" inscribed at the top of the tower. The original stones with the characters for "peak," "show," and "towering," namely the original capstone, are scattered around the site. The name "Reflection" comes from the legend that due to the height of the mountain and the long tower, the sunset often casts a long shadow of the tower that reflects on the sea, attracting schools of fish to swim around the tower's shadow. The description by the Qing dynasty literati Lin Shumei: "The tower shadow presses upon the waves, reflecting upon the rocks and trees; it's not merely a divine phenomenon, but rather the understanding of the tranquil," captures the essence of the "Reflection Tower" at the top of Taiwu Mountain.
