Tieshan Temple Pagoda

Tieshan Temple Pagoda

Tieshan Temple Pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit of Hubei Province.

Tieshan Temple Pagoda

Located in Tieshan Temple Village, Guanfang Township, Yunxi County. It is a solid glazed brick pagoda with a hexagonal base and thirteen tiers of dense eaves. Currently, only five tiers are exposed above ground, standing 9.7 meters tall, with the lower five tiers buried under silt and sediment. The bottom tier has a side length of 1.63 meters and a height of 2.65 meters. Each tier features columns, lintels, and dougong made of glazed components beneath the eaves, with wall niches on each side. The third and fourth tiers have relief carvings of Buddha statues in the niches. The pagoda tapers inward with each ascending tier. The finial is missing. (Third Batch)

Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Hubei Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units