Deqing Wenming Pagoda

Deqing Wenming Pagoda

Deqing Wenming Pagoda is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Heritage site.

Wenming Pagoda is located at the southern foot of Xialan Mountain, about 2 kilometers northeast of Deqing County, facing the Yubu Stream. It is a county-level cultural heritage site. The pagoda was built in August 1594 during the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. Its original purpose was to block the downstream flow and invigorate cultural prosperity, hence the name Wenming Pagoda, also known as Yifeng Pagoda. The pagoda body is constructed from thick bricks, standing 18 meters tall with seven stories and eight sides. Except for the lower two stories which have small Buddha niches interspersed, each level features a square brick statue of Kuixing (the God of Literature) at the center. Originally, there was a waterside pavilion at the base of the pagoda, but it later collapsed and was abandoned. In the early years of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty, the pagoda spire was blown off by strong winds, and a cluster of trees grew on the top.

Source: Huzhou Municipal People’s Government

Qiuyuan Town: Located in the central part of Deqing County, Qiuyuan Town is a historic ancient town with over 1,300 years of history. It is a provincial-level sanitary town, a provincial-level education-strong town, and a municipal-level well-off town, and was ranked among the top ten towns in Huzhou City in 2003. The town covers an area of 66.88 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 10 administrative villages, 6 community committees, 5 neighborhood committees, and a permanent population of 52,000.

Qiuyuan Town has long been an industrial hub of Deqing. It currently hosts over 600 industrial enterprises covering a wide range of sectors, growing rapidly at an average annual rate of 35%. In 2004, the total industrial output value exceeded 4 billion yuan... More details about Qiuyuan Town++

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Heritage Sites