紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)山因山體頂部聳(song)立(li)有(you)元(yuan)(yuan)代所(suo)建白(bai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)而(er)得名(ming),紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)原(yuan)名(ming)白(bai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)。位(wei)于云南省玉(yu)溪市(shi)東南約二(er)公里(li)的文(wen)筆山上,元(yuan)(yuan)代始建,清代道光十九年(nian)(nian)(公元(yuan)(yuan)1839年(nian)(nian))重建。1958年(nian)(nian)將白(bai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)涂為(wei)(wei)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)色(se),更名(ming)為(wei)(wei)“紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)山”,其(qi)景亦由“紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)朝暉”所(suo)取代。紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)山有(you)“大紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)山”與“小(xiao)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)山”之(zhi)分。玉(yu)溪煙(yan)(yan)(yan)廠所(suo)產名(ming)煙(yan)(yan)(yan)以紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)山為(wei)(wei)名(ming),新成立(li)的以卷煙(yan)(yan)(yan)工業為(wei)(wei)主體的跨行業跨地區的紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)集團,亦以紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)注冊,1998年(nian)(nian)全(quan)國名(ming)牌評估其(qi)價(jia)值為(wei)(wei)386億(yi)元(yuan)(yuan),居全(quan)國第一(yi)位(wei)。一(yi)九八四年(nian)(nian)九月列為(wei)(wei)市(shi)級(ji)重點文(wen)物。
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。塔身用青(qing)石(shi)支砌,內(nei)填(tian)土,為密(mi)檐式結構八方七級實心塔。塔高35米,閣(ge)樓式的(de)逐級往上(shang)收縮,西面五(wu)、六、七級各有一佛龕(kan),每龕(kan)內(nei)置有銅佛像1尊。