Porcelain Tower of Nanjing was built for the mother of emperor Zhudi of Ming Dynasty. The tower is about 80 meters high,  with 9 storied and eight facades. The diameter is around hundred meter. The project last around 20 years and spent around 100 thousands crafts men. It totally spent 2485 thousand Liang silver. It was said after it was finished, there were altogether 146 lights inside and outside the tower. Every rush pith is around one inch. From the early Ming dynasty to early Qing Dynasty, being the most magnificent building in Nanjing, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing was listed as the No.1 tower in the earth and reputed as the largest antique in China and a big porcelain of emperor Yongle. For ancient celebrities, they all came for this tower including emperor Qianlong and Kangxi . Emperor kangxi once wrote poem and emperor Qianlong once wrote a stele. After Porcelain Tower of Nanjing was built 400 years, in 1856, it was destroyed in the war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

　　The tower was built with white porcelain bricks that were said to reflect the sun's rays during the day, and at night as many as 140 lamps were hung from the building to illuminate the tower. Glazes and stoneware were worked into the porcelain and created a mixture of green, yellow, brown and white designs on the sides of the tower, including animals, flowers and landscapes. The tower was also decorated with numerous Buddhist images.

　　The tower only exists today in illustrations and museum miniatures. However, in 2010, Wang Jianlin, a Chinese businessman, donated one billion yuan ($156 million) to the city to have the temple rebuilt. So the magnificent pagoda tower may someday once again rise above the ancient city of Nanjing and reflect the morning sun with its glittering porcelain walls.