Abstract：The King Asoka tower model is a Buddhism cultural heritage characteristic of Zhejianglocal worship It proves the fact that Qian Chu，the king of Wuyue State at the end of Five Dynastiesand Ten Kingdoms Period，faithfully worshiped Buddhism throughout his life The inscriptions onthe tower models document that it was in AD 955（Yilllao）and AD 965（Yithou）that Qian Chuconducted two massive manufactures of tower models particularly tbr storing Buddhism ashes（sarira）and Buddhism sutras.The real objects of King Asoka tower model are mainly recovered from theBuddhism towers in the territory of ancient Wuyue State The iron King Asoka tower models recoveredfrom the underground chambers of Buddhism towers in Dingzhou，Hebei and Dengzhou，Henan mightbe relevant to Qian Chu’s two visits to the capital city Furthermore，most of the unofficially replicatedKing Asoka tower models，in terms of the date inscriptions on them，belong to Five Dynasties Periodand Song Dynasty All of the tower models produced in Five Dynasties and a large proportion of thoseproduced in Song Dynasty were unearthed within the territory of Wuyue State.
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