Reflection Tower Introduction
The Reflection Tower is located behind the Yanping Junwang Chess Place on Shibaoding. The tower has seven tiers, an octagonal shape, and is 5.76 meters tall, designed in a gourd shape. It is one of the three towers (Mao Mountain Tower, Wentai Ancient Tower, and Reflection Tower) built by Zhou Dexing in Kinmen during the early Ming Dynasty. It collapsed during an earthquake in 1920. The Reflection Tower, which had just been completed in 1937, was immediately demolished due to military reasons when Japan occupied Kinmen. It was rebuilt in 2004, and the top of the tower is inscribed with the characters "Wenfeng Songxiu." The original stones inscribed with "Feng," "Xiu," and "Song" are scattered around the site. The name "Reflection" comes from a legend that the high mountain and tall tower cast a long shadow in the sunset, reflecting on the sea and attracting schools of fish to swim around the tower's shadow. The Qing Dynasty scholar Lin Shumei wrote: "The tower's shadow presses on the waves, reflecting on the rocky trees; it's not an illusion but the realization of the tranquil." This best describes the feelings of the Reflection Tower at the top of Mount Taiwu.
