It, Yellow Crane Tower and Yueyang Tower are called the three famous buildings in China. Located in the center of Liaocheng ancient city, Guangyue Building is a four-story pavilion with a cross ridge. It consists of a pier and a main building. The pier is a brick quadrangular prism with a height of 9 meters. The four-story main building is built on the pier with a height of 24 meters. The height of the bottom of Guangyue Building and the elders is 33 meters, which was nine feet in ancient times.
In ancient China, nine was the pole of yang number, which meant that its height could not be surpassed. For more than 600 years, Guangyue Building has been one of the most magnificent and tallest buildings in China. Located in the center of the ancient city, Liaocheng Guangyue Building was built in the seventh year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. It's an ancient city defense building, which was built with the remaining wood of the city. It was called "Yumulou" and "Drum Tower" at that time.
Later, it was changed from "taking it near Shandong and having light in Daiyue" to "Guangyue Building". Yuelou is a famous scenic spot in western Shandong. Many emperors, generals and literati pass by Liaocheng and have to go upstairs to express their feelings. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty climbed the building four times and inscribed "Shen Guangzhong?" It means that Dongyue Shenguang and Guangyue Building Shenguang complement each other. Emperor Qianlong went to Dongchang nine times and climbed the building six times, and inscribed a plaque for Guangyue Building. According to "Southern Tour Sacrifice".
Guangyue Building is one of the 36 palaces of Emperor Qianlong's southern tour. Ganlong Palace is located on the second floor of Guangyue Building. Emperor Qianlong is a rare romantic genius in history. He wrote more than 10,000 poems in his life, and only 13 poems were inscribed on the Moonlight Building. The inscription is round and smooth, and the calligraphy attainments are very high.