紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)因山(shan)(shan)(shan)體頂部聳立有(you)元(yuan)(yuan)代所建白(bai)(bai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)而(er)得名(ming)(ming)(ming),紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)原名(ming)(ming)(ming)白(bai)(bai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)。位于云南省玉(yu)溪(xi)市東南約二公里的(de)(de)文筆(bi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上,元(yuan)(yuan)代始建,清代道光十(shi)九年(nian)(nian)(公元(yuan)(yuan)1839年(nian)(nian))重建。1958年(nian)(nian)將白(bai)(bai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)涂為紅(hong)(hong)(hong)色,更名(ming)(ming)(ming)為“紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)”,其景亦由“紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)朝暉(hui)”所取(qu)代。紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)“大紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)”與“小紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)”之分。玉(yu)溪(xi)煙廠(chang)所產名(ming)(ming)(ming)煙以(yi)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)為名(ming)(ming)(ming),新成(cheng)立的(de)(de)以(yi)卷煙工業為主體的(de)(de)跨行業跨地區的(de)(de)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)集團,亦以(yi)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)注冊(ce),1998年(nian)(nian)全(quan)國(guo)名(ming)(ming)(ming)牌評估其價值為386億(yi)元(yuan)(yuan),居全(quan)國(guo)第(di)一位。一九八(ba)四年(nian)(nian)九月列(lie)為市級重點文物。
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(ta)(ta)身用青石支砌,內填土,為密檐式(shi)結構(gou)八方七(qi)(qi)級實心塔(ta)(ta)。塔(ta)(ta)高35米,閣樓(lou)式(shi)的逐級往上收(shou)縮,西面五、六、七(qi)(qi)級各有一佛龕,每(mei)龕內置有銅佛像1尊。