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Luoding Wen Pagoda was originally named Sanyuan Pagoda. "Sanyuan" means that it is hoped that the candidates in Luoding Prefecture, Guangdong at that time would be able to pass the imperial examinations "three times in a row". Sanyuan Pagoda was originally built for literati and has been valued by literati since ancient times. The tower is tall and pointed, just like a sharp pen used by literati, so it is also called Pen Pagoda. Later, people renamed it Wen Pagoda. Wen Pagoda was built in the 39th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1611) and took three years to complete. The tower is 47 meters high, with seven floors on the outside and 13 floors inside. The pagoda is octagonal in plan, and the eaves of each floor are slightly tilted, like blooming petals. The top floor lotus seat iron column, pagoda shackle nine-sky plate, treasure beads and other castings weigh more than seven tons, which is the largest among the ancient towers in Guangdong. Huang Shijun, the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty, also wrote "Records of the Creation of Wen Pagoda Weixin Hall" for Luoding Wen Pagoda. It is a key cultural relic of Guangdong Province.