Huanjiazhuang White Pagoda

　　The Huanjiazhuang White Pagoda in Huizhou County is the only ancient Buddhist pagoda preserved in Longnan. Despite nearly a thousand years of weathering, erosion, earthquakes, and damage…

　　The White Pagoda, also known as the Brick Pagoda, stands 25 meters tall and has 10 levels. It is a solid brick structure supported by stacked eaves that bear the weight of the balconies. Entirely built of brick, this pavilion-style pagoda has an octagonal floor plan. The base consists of two layers of stone slabs, each layer extending 0.16 meters wider than the pagoda body. The pagoda is wider at the bottom and tapers upward, with each level decreasing in width and height from the bottom to the top, giving the entire structure a pyramidal outline.

　　The Huizhou White Pagoda is exquisitely designed, proportionally balanced, masterfully crafted, and beautifully shaped, fully demonstrating the exceptional architectural skills of ancient Chinese laborers. Viewed from afar, a grand and magnificent ancient pagoda soars above the expansive mountain valley, surrounded by scattered trees and villages faintly visible in the background. Beside the pagoda stands a 23-meter-tall ginkgo tree, which enhances the pagoda’s majestic and elegant beauty. Looking back toward the former site of Litingshi, where the great Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu once rested and cooled off on his journey from Tonggu to Chengdu, and the “Shao Ling Fishing Terrace,” stirs deep emotions and endless reverie.