Reflection Tower Introduction
The Reflection Tower is located behind the Yianping Junwang Chess Place at Shibaoding. It is a seven-story, octagonal tower, standing 5.76 meters tall and designed in a gourd shape. It 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. The tower collapsed during an earthquake in 1920. In 1937, just after the completion of the Reflection Tower, it was demolished due to military reasons when Japan occupied Kinmen. The tower was rebuilt in 2004, and the top is inscribed with the four characters "Wenfeng Songxiu". The original stones with the characters "Feng", "Xiu", and "Song" are scattered around the site. The name "Reflection" comes from a legend that because the mountain is high and the tower is tall, the sunset often casts a long shadow of the tower onto the sea, attracting schools of fish to swim around its reflection. The Qing dynasty scholar Lin Shumei wrote: "The tower shadow presses on the waves, reflecting on the rocks and trees; it’s not a divine trick, but the understanding of the tranquil." This best describes the feeling of the "Reflection Tower" at the top of Mount Taiwu.
