The Brick Pagoda of Hujia Gully
The Brick Pagoda of Hujia Gully is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.
The Brick Pagoda of Hujia Gully
The Brick Pagoda of Hujia Gully (Fourth Batch Provincial-Level Protected Site)
Era: Ming Dynasty
Location: Hujia Gully Village, Caijiaya Township, Xing County
The pagoda is a seven-story, octagonal, solid brick-carved structure, with a total height of 12 meters. The base has three stone tiers, is 1.1 meters high, and has a circumference of 10.4 meters; the lower four stories of the pagoda body are made of brick. Each story’s eaves feature imitation wooden-brick carved brackets and arches, as well as small animal ornaments and Buddha statues. The top of the pagoda gradually contracts into an eight-trigram shape, and the finial is built in corbelled form, standing about 1 meter tall.
On October 7, 2019, the Brick Pagoda of Hujia Gully was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.
Further Reading:
· Fourth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units
· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units
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