Dayu Shuikou Pagoda

Dayu Shuikou Pagoda

Dayu Shuikou Pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit of Dayu County.

Shuikou Pagoda is located on Chishi Mountain in Xiangkou Village, Chishi Township, facing the Zhang River at a distance of about 500 meters. Originally built in the seventh year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1742), it is a seven-story hexagonal pavilion-style structure made of blue bricks, standing 24 meters tall. The base of the pagoda has four layers paved with red sandstone slabs. On the southeastern side, there is an arched doorway constructed from red sandstone, with an inscribed lintel above the gate. The interior of the pagoda is hollow, with the bottom wall being 1.53 meters thick and the inner diameter measuring 2.4 meters. At the top of each story inside the pagoda, there are three stacked wooden beams, and each of the six sides features three layers of brick-carved gear-like patterns and one wall niche. The top of the pagoda has five layers of gear-like patterns, forming a conical shape. According to legend, during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, water demons frequently stirred up trouble on the surface of the Zhang River in Chishi, creating waves that destroyed farmhouses and flooded fields, leaving local residents homeless and with no harvest. Later, a highly skilled monk was invited to subdue the water demons, and the community donated money and grain to build this pagoda to trap the demons beneath it, preventing them from ever causing flooding again. The construction of this pagoda symbolizes the protection of peace in the region, and it is regarded by locals as a feng shui pagoda. Currently, the general shape of the pagoda remains well-preserved, but due to long-term neglect, most of the white lime layer on the exterior has peeled off, and the inscriptions on the lintel are no longer legible. It is designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit.