Xihe Pagoda

Xihe Pagoda

Xihe Pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

Xihe Pagoda (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Ming Dynasty

Announcement date: March 16, 2005

A hexagonal seven-story, pavilion-style brick pagoda. Nestled against the mountain and facing the water. The pagoda is built on the rocky mountainside and consists of a base, main body, and spire. The base is constructed from granite. The northwest side of the ground floor features an arched doorway, while the pagoda body subtly displays corner columns, lintels, and flat beams. The waist eaves are adorned with one-dou-three-sheng bracket sets, with one set each for intermediate spaces and corners. Above these, diamond-shaped tooth bricks and flat bricks are alternately stacked, with upturned eave corners. From the second floor upward, doors and windows are alternately arranged on each façade. The interior structure is composed of bracket arms, arches, beams, columns, bracket sets, and purlins, forming a structure similar to the "close-eave style" of pavilion towers.

Xihe Pagoda was built during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. With its graceful form and exquisite structure, it is an important example of Ming Dynasty feng shui pagodas.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units