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古代船只如何辨别位置? “一枝塔影认通州” 说的就是这座燃灯佛舍利塔，也叫燃灯塔。古时候但凡随着大运河北上京城的船只，只要看到燃灯塔就知道已经到了北京地界，所以这座燃灯塔是京杭大运河最北端的地标性建筑之一，也是大运河的四大名塔之一。

How did ancient ships identify location?Here is the answer: “Seeing a shadow of the pagoda marks your arrival in Tongzhou”.The pagoda is Stupa of Dipamkara Buddha, also known as “Randeng Pagoda”. In ancient times, ships travelling north to the capital city via the Grand Canal, used Randeng Pagoda as a lighthouse, which marks the border of Beijing. Therefore, Randeng Pagoda is one of the most northerly landmarks of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and also one of the 4 famous pagodas along the canal.