Longevity Pagoda

Longevity Pagoda

The Longevity Pagoda is a cultural tourism attraction.

Longevity Pagoda

The Longevity Pagoda is located in Baota Bay, Yunyang Town, east of Danyang City. Originally named the Wanshan Pagoda, it was built during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1573–1620). It is a brick pagoda with a wooden-pillared pavilion-style structure. The pagoda has an octagonal floor plan, seven stories, and a total height of 46.65 meters. The exterior of the pagoda is octagonal, while the inner chamber is square, arranged in an alternating up-and-down pattern. The ground floor is surrounded by a corridor, and the inner chamber features wooden beams with floorboards laid on top. Each level has a wooden staircase for access. The inner square chambers have one door on each of their four sides, while the outer octagonal sides have a door every other face. At the top is an iron pagoda finial, below which is an inverted bowl, topped with a dew-catching plate and spire, then a canopy, followed by a copper bottle inscribed with “Copper Literary Pen Peak of the Wanshan Treasure Pagoda, Danyang County, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Zhili Province.”

Inscribed with “Made on the auspicious day of the ninth year of the Great Ming Spring and Autumn Season at Daming Spring Lake. Official Gu Xien, in charge of finances and grain at Shengguan Crossing, and crafted on the auspicious day of mid-spring in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty.” The pagoda underwent comprehensive restoration between 1985 and 1987, restoring its Ming Dynasty appearance and making it the current tallest landmark of the ancient city of Danyang.