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Tangyin Kuiguang Pavilion

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Kuiguang Pavilion, also known as Kuixing Tower, is located on the ancient city wall to the southeast of Tangyin County. According to the *Tangyin County Annals*, it was built in the second year of the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty (1622) under the supervision of Magistrate Yang Pu. This pavilion is a tower-style structure made of brick and stone, standing approximately 22 meters tall with an octagonal pointed roof. It mainly consists of a central hall, east and west side rooms (auxiliary halls)...

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Tangyin Kuiguang Pavilion is a cultural relic protection unit of Henan Province.

Kuiguang Pavilion, also known as Kuixing Tower, is located on the ancient city wall to the southeast of Tangyin County. According to the *Tangyin County Annals*, it was built in the second year of the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty (1622) under the supervision of Magistrate Yang Pu. This pavilion is a tower-style structure made of brick and stone, standing approximately 22 meters tall with an octagonal pointed roof.

It mainly includes structures such as a central hall and east and west side rooms (auxiliary halls). In Chinese folk belief, Kuixing is regarded as the deity in charge of literary fortune, thus holding supreme significance among scholars and students.

Address: Eastern city wall, middle section of Xingge Road, Tangyin County