Tian Tower

　　Located about 100 meters east of Tian Tower Village, Datianji Town. This tower is built of stone and features a simple and dignified design. During the Cultural Revolution, two upper tiers of the tower were destroyed, leaving six visible tiers above ground, standing approximately 5.5 meters high. The underground portion has not been excavated. The lowest tier, closest to the ground, is about half-buried, and contains a tower chamber facing south, extending roughly one meter in depth. Upon clearing away accumulated soil, one can see a stone carving on each of the east and west walls. The east wall bears shallow reliefs of three Buddha statues, with inscriptions flanking the figures: on the right, “Offered by the Holy and Divine Martial Emperor of the Great Tang, Era of Kaiyuan,” and on the left, “At the time of offering to the Buddha, by the Emperor of the Great Tang, Era of Kaiyuan.” There was once a grand complex of temples here, which was destroyed during wartime fires in the early 20th century.

　　Source: Heze Municipal Office of Local Chronicles