紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)山(shan)因山(shan)體頂(ding)部聳(song)立有元代所(suo)建白(bai)(bai)塔(ta)而得名(ming),紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)原名(ming)白(bai)(bai)塔(ta)。位于云南(nan)省玉溪(xi)市(shi)東南(nan)約二公里的文(wen)筆山(shan)上,元代始(shi)建,清代道(dao)光十九年(nian)(公元1839年(nian))重建。1958年(nian)將白(bai)(bai)塔(ta)涂為(wei)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)色,更名(ming)為(wei)“紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)山(shan)”,其景亦由“紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)朝暉”所(suo)取代。紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)山(shan)有“大紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)山(shan)”與“小紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)山(shan)”之分。玉溪(xi)煙廠所(suo)產(chan)名(ming)煙以紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)山(shan)為(wei)名(ming),新成立的以卷煙工(gong)業(ye)為(wei)主體的跨行業(ye)跨地區的紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)集團,亦以紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)注(zhu)冊,1998年(nian)全(quan)國名(ming)牌評估其價值為(wei)386億(yi)元,居(ju)全(quan)國第一(yi)位。一(yi)九八(ba)四年(nian)九月列為(wei)市(shi)級重點(dian)文(wen)物(wu)。
紅塔山因山體頂部聳立有元代所建白塔而得名,該塔始建于元代,清道光十九年(1839)重建。“白塔夕照”成為新興一景。塔(ta)身(shen)用青石(shi)支砌,內(nei)填土,為密檐式(shi)結(jie)構八方七(qi)級實(shi)心塔(ta)。塔(ta)高35米,閣樓式(shi)的(de)逐級往(wang)上收縮,西(xi)面(mian)五、六、七(qi)級各有(you)一佛(fo)龕,每龕內(nei)置有(you)銅佛(fo)像1尊。