环极楼

环极楼

　　环极楼是省级文物保护单位，所处的位置在湖坑镇南中村，刚好在南溪土楼群的中部。取名“环极楼”，有一种说法是：北极星又称北辰星，居子位向午方，常居其位而不见移，为天体众星之主。有人作诗说：“有水必趋东，无星不拱北”，意思是众星拱绕北极而旋转。

　　环极楼，意为吉祥0之极。楼内部中心环是空旷的院落，这在永定众多圆形土楼中是绝无仅有的。在青砖砌成的圆形天井中有一个中心点，用力跺脚或放声呼唤、歌唱，可以听到十分明显的回声，好像北京天坛的回音壁。而一旦离开了这个中心点，回声立刻消失，堪称永定土楼一绝。

环极楼为省级重点文物保护单位。

　　信息来源：福建省旅游发展委员会

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