Leaning Tower of Zuojiang River

Leaning Tower of Zuojiang River, as known as Guilong Leaning Tower, is one of the eight leaning towers in the world. It was built on the Aotou Peak, a stone in the middle of Zuojiang River, 2 km far away from the northeast of downtown of Chongzuo. The tower was built in the year of 1621 by Li Youmei, a governor in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and in the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1696), a governor Xu Yue added two floors. Thus, it became a brick tower with five floors, 5 meters bottom diameter, and 18.28 meters high, and the tower body is octagonal.