Zhangcun Shengan Temple Pagoda

Zhangcun Shengan Temple Pagoda

Zhangcun Shengan Temple Pagoda is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Shengan Temple Pagoda

Era: Song Dynasty

Location: Zhangcun, Bejing Township, Linyi County

Originally part of the Shengan Temple complex, which has been destroyed, leaving only the pagoda standing. The pagoda is a hexagonal, seven-story brick tower in the pavilion style, approximately 11.62 meters tall. The first story features a door on the front façade, and the interior is hollow up to 2.5 meters high, while the upper stories are solid. The first-story eaves are adorned with brick carvings of wooden-style bracket sets (dougong), and the stories above are relatively simple in design.

It was designated as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units in 2013.

Further reading:

· Fourth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units