The City of Kaifeng, Henan, China

11. Kaifeng Fan Tower

Built in 977, Song dynasty, Fan Tower, China's foremost protected monument, is the earliest architecture in Kaifeng. At Song dynasty, it is a six-corner huge tope with nine flowers in 80 meters height. As time went on, at Qing dynasty, only three floors were left. But later, another three small towers were built on the three floors. Now, the tower is 31.3 meters high, built by grey bricks on which there are carvings of Buddha images. The first floor of the tope is 13.10 in width, and the three floors are 25 meters in height, while the whole tower is 31.67 meters high.