Last updated 2026-11-15 — Stone Pagoda (Stone Pagoda) (Second Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites) Era: Tang Dynasty Location: East side of the temple wall in Yuxi Village, 70 kilometers east of Qingshui County The pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty, renovated in the tenth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty (1445), and features a square floor plan, five stories in height, and a dense-eave style. The body is made of bluestone, with an overall height of 6.29 meters. The base consists of three layers, with the middle tier’s waist section carved all around with the origins of the pagoda’s construction and the names of donors. The pagoda body itself is 3.4 meters tall, tapering in form with a total of five levels. The first level is taller, with a door facing south; on both sides of the door are carved guardian figures, while above the arch are carvings of flying apsaras, seated Buddhas, clouds, and more. Inside the pagoda chamber are carved images of Sakyamuni Buddha, Kasyapa, Ananda, and two attendant bodhisattvas. Starting from the second level, the pagoda body becomes noticeably shorter. Each level has four sides, each featuring a pointed arch niche housing a seated Buddha. On the back of the pagoda is inscribed the text: “The old ancient pagoda to the east of Yuxi Village had been damaged for many years. It was restored with one ox contributed by the local benefactor Zhang Deshan... on an auspicious day in the eighth month of the tenth year of the Zhengtong era.” This shows that from its construction in the Tang Dynasty until the renovation in the tenth year of the Zhengtong era (1445), the front and back stones of the lowest level of the pagoda were replaced during the restoration.