發展歷史
秦(qin)峰(feng)(feng)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)位于江蘇昆(kun)山市千(qian)燈鎮(zhen)尚書浦西。該塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)系磚(zhuan)木(mu)結構,高(gao)十一(yi)丈(zhang)(zhang)六(liu)尺一(yi)寸(cun)(合38.7米),橫斷平(ping)面為(wei)正方(fang)形,每(mei)(mei)(mei)邊(bian)長一(yi)丈(zhang)(zhang)四(si)(si)(si)尺六(liu)寸(cun)四(si)(si)(si)分(合4.88米),頂(ding)(ding)剎系鐵(tie)鑄,高(gao)二丈(zhang)(zhang)一(yi)尺(合7米),鐵(tie)葫蘆作頂(ding)(ding),下焊八角(jiao)(jiao)環(huan),每(mei)(mei)(mei)角(jiao)(jiao)立一(yi)紫銅(tong)小鳥,再下嵌四(si)(si)(si)片白銅(tong)大耳(er)(er)形片,大耳(er)(er)片邊(bian)有鐵(tie)連接(jie)頂(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)四(si)(si)(si)只(zhi)(zhi)翹角(jiao)(jiao),每(mei)(mei)(mei)角(jiao)(jiao)檐下系銅(tong)鈴(ling),陣風(feng)吹過(guo),銅(tong)呤叮(ding)當,煞是令(ling)人(ren)心曠神(shen)怡。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)內各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)用(yong)扶梯連接(jie),每(mei)(mei)(mei)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)都用(yong)楠木(mu)作為(wei)底板(ban)(ban),可直上(shang)頂(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),舊時(shi)頂(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)設有茶室(shi),各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)外圍裝(zhuang)有木(mu)欄(lan)桿,可遠眺(tiao)四(si)(si)(si)方(fang)景色,清(qing)(qing)代(dai)方(fang)豪思有詩云(yun):“千(qian)墩(dun)墩(dun)上(shang)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),高(gao)入云(yun)霄(xiao)礙野鷹。我(wo)欲(yu)登上(shang)觀四(si)(si)(si)海(hai),秋風(feng)病骨未堪勝。”明末塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)坍。清(qing)(qing),徑(jing)山僧嵩堂(tang)募捐重修,恢復原狀。雍正二年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1724年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))7月,大風(feng)吹折(zhe)秦(qin)峰(feng)(feng)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding),折(zhe)頁上(shang)鑄有萬歷(li)鑄錢數枚猶未毀。乾(qian)隆五(wu)十四(si)(si)(si)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1789年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))由延(yan)福寺僧見云(yun)募修,至四(si)(si)(si)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),資盡(jin)而止。同(tong)治年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間,太(tai)平(ping)軍(jun)與清(qing)(qing)軍(jun)作戰時(shi),秦(qin)峰(feng)(feng)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)的(de)各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)擱板(ban)(ban)、扶梯、四(si)(si)(si)周欄(lan)桿均付(fu)之一(yi)炬(現尚存頂(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)擱板(ban)(ban))。至此,不能拾層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)而上(shang),游人(ren)只(zhi)(zhi)能望塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)興嘆。1962年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)、1963年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)進行(xing)“封(feng)角(jiao)(jiao)護(hu)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身”保(bao)護(hu)性維(wei)(wei)修。1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),進行(xing)“圍墻”護(hu)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)維(wei)(wei)修,1989年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),進行(xing)加固塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)剎、更換避雷針等維(wei)(wei)修。1994年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),大修,恢復宋(song)代(dai)風(feng)貌,游人(ren)又可登塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)遠眺(tiao)。屬省(sheng)級文物保(bao)護(hu)單位。