Located in the southwest corner of Jizhou County, 300 meters directly south of the Dule Temple, it was first built in the fourth year of the Qingning era of the Liao Dynasty (1058), and was renovated during both the Ming and Qing dynasties. The lower part of the pagoda is designed in the style of a dense-eave tower, while the upper part is built as a domed stupa, giving it a unique shape that makes it a representative work of Liao Dynasty pagodas. The pagoda stands 30 meters tall with an octagonal base. Inside the pagoda’s entrance are finely carved reliefs of musicians and dancers, vividly depicted and serving as important evidence for the study of Liao Dynasty music and dance. The southern doorway of the pagoda houses a Buddhist shrine, and the walls contain murals. At each of the eight corners, there are small double-layered towers, and copper bells hang from the eaves.
The pagoda also contains many highly valuable cultural relics, such as a crystal turtle-shaped box and a small amber square pagoda from the Liao Dynasty.
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