The Lingfeng Tower in Tantou Village, Pingyuan, Guangdong

The Lingfeng Tower was built in the first year of the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty (1796 AD). According to the records on the Wan'an Bridge stele in Tantou Village from the nineteenth year of Jiaqing (1814), which include the route to the Lingfeng Tower and an analysis of the scenery, the construction of the tower could not have been later than the Jiaqing period. The tower has an octagonal plan, seven stories, and stands 35.5 meters tall. It is a pavilion-style brick tower with stairs folding up within the walls. The main entrance is located on the northwest side of the first floor, and each level features corbelled bricks and projecting eaves bricks to form eaves, with windows on each side of every floor. Visitors can ascend to the top floor via the staircase. Originally, there was a statue of Kuixing, the God of Examinations, on the second floor, but it has been destroyed. In 1985, the People's Government of Pingyuan County declared it a cultural relics protection unit. On November 18, 2008, it was announced by the People's Government of Guangdong Province as the fifth batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units.