Taiji Palace (Bagua Tower)

　　   Taiji Palace is the symbolic building of the Great ... It is constructed in a ... style, standing 3 meters high, with three stories and eight sides. Each side is 2.5 meters wide. The eight walls are adorned with Bagua (Eight Trigrams) symbols according to their orientations, hence it is also called the "Bagua Tower." The palace gate is of an arched design, with the inscription "Gate of All Wonders" carved on the lintel. Inside the tower, there is a staircase for climbing. The ground floor houses a statue of Lü Dongbin, the middle floor features the God of Literature, Wenchang Dijun, and the upper floor enshrines the Three Pure Ones and other deities.

　　　　   Wanxian Pavilion

　　　　   Wanxian Pavilion is a building with a flush gable roof covered in gray plate tiles. The pavilion has two floors, with a width of three bays and a depth of two bays. The walls, beams, purlins, rafters, and columns are embedded with over ten thousand statues of varying sizes, densely and sparsely arranged in an artful composition. These statues range from over one meter tall to just a few inches, yet each is vividly crafted, almost lifelike. The supreme deities and legendary figures — including the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, the Primeval Lord of Heaven, the Heavenly Master of the Way to Heaven, the Jade Emperor, the Lord of the East, the Queen Mother of the West, the Old Man of the South Pole, along with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and numerous immortals from the Myriad Immortals Battle Array — are all dramatically depicted here. Scenes from immortal legends such as the Primeval Lord of Heaven ferrying the Five Directional Emperors, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to attend the grand banquet in the Yao Pool, the imprisonment of King Wen, the presentation of Daji, the visit to Jiang Ziya, borrowing treasures from the Three Immortal Isles, and Jiang Ziya enfeoffing the gods are all vividly presented in the Wanxian Pavilion. The Jade Emperor sits solemnly holding a jade tablet, dressed in a dragon-embroidered imperial robe, fastened with a purple jade belt, and wearing a high ceremonial crown with tassels. His expression is serene, his gaze piercing, exuding the majestic aura of a supreme ruler over heaven and earth. Behind him, colorful clouds swirl, celestial palaces shimmer, melodious music of flutes and pipes plays, white cranes dance gracefully, and the Ten Directional Emperors and Eight Cave Immortals are seen sipping tea, playing chess, discussing scriptures, or engaging in magical duels — a harmonious and joyful scene blending the heavens and the mortal realm.

　　　　   Wanxian Pavilion is a treasure trove of Taoist clay sculpture art, which is still relatively rare in North China. Its restoration has added a new highlight to the cultural landscape of the Great ... [Source: Official Website of Xunxian County Government]