Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda

Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda

Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda

Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda (Fourth Batch Provincial Protected Site)

Era: Song Dynasty

Address: Beiyangcheng Village, Qinghe Town, Jishan County

According to an inscription on a stone Buddha embedded in the pagoda, it was built by Xie Wu, a villager of Beiyangcheng Village, in honor of his mother. Constructed in the second year of the Baoyuan era of the Northern Song Dynasty (1039), the pagoda is a seven-tiered square brick structure standing 5 meters tall. The base of the pagoda houses one seated statue of Shakyamuni. All upper tiers feature interlocking eaves.

In May 2013, Beiyangcheng Brick Pagoda was designated as part of the Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Beiyangcheng Village: Located directly east of Qinghe Town, Beiyangcheng Village consists of five residential groups, with over 400 households and a population of around 1,500, including 36 Party members. The village has over 3,800 mu of arable land, and its main industries are agriculture and animal husbandry. Cash crops include wheat, grains, fruit trees, and medicinal herbs. Beiyangcheng is an ancient village with a history of over 5,000 years and profound cultural heritage. It is the site where Houji, the progenitor of Chinese agriculture, taught people how to farm. The ruins of the ancient county town of Gaoliangcheng still remain. The footsteps of Commander-in-Chief leading the Eighth Route Army headquarters on their eastern campaign against Japanese aggression bear witness to its glorious past, and the ancient post road showcases... Detailed information about Beiyangcheng Village++

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units