Qingfeng Pagoda

　　Address: Wujiazi Village, Xiwujiazi Township, Chaoyang County, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province

　　Qingfeng Pagoda was constructed during the Liao Dynasty. It is a square, hollow, thirteen-tiered closely-eaved pagoda made of brick, with a current surviving height of approximately 36 meters. The base is rectangular, measuring 8 meters from north to south and 4.8 meters from east to west. It is heavily damaged. The southern side of the base features a arched doorway, accompanied by a gatehouse-style porch. Brick-carved brackets support the projecting eaves—a unique feature of this pagoda’s design. The interior... (text garbled). The northern side has one niche, inside which... (illegible). The eastern and western sides are relatively intact. The lower parts of the eastern and western facades have arched niches housing Buddha statues, while the upper parts contain relief carvings of celestial beings. The southern and northern sides do not have these. The lower parts of both sides feature arched niches housing Buddha figures, seemingly depicted in a standing posture. The upper sections have carved reliefs showing various postures. The central part of the pagoda body on each side features a high-relief seated Buddha, crowned with a canopy above, supported by golden lotus pedestals beneath the feet, resting on a sacred throne. On either side of the Buddhas are attendant bodhisattvas. Outside the bodhisattvas stand small brick-built square thirteen-tiered closely-eaved pagodas, together forming the Eight Great Relic Pagodas, though the inscriptions have fallen off. The four corners of the pagoda body are adorned with brick-carved columns, supporting a bracket set with one block and three cantilevers at the corner, together with three interstitial bracket sets that hold up the first tier of eaves. From the second tier upward, the eaves are constructed using corbelled brick courses, topped with tiles, most of which have fallen off. The top two tiers of the pagoda structure have collapsed severely, and the spire is missing.

　　Each face of the pagoda body features a high-relief seated Buddha in the center, with a canopy above to ward off dust, golden lotuses below supporting the feet, resting on a sacred throne. On either side are attendant bodhisattvas. Outside the bodhisattvas are brick-built square thirteen-tiered closely-eaved small pagodas, collectively representing the Eight Great Relic Pagodas, although the inscriptions have fallen off. The four corners of the pagoda body are decorated with brick-carved columns, which support a one-block-three-cantilever bracket set at the corners, along with three interstitial bracket sets that bear the first tier of eaves. From the second tier upwards, the eaves are formed by corbelled brick courses, covered with tiles—most of which have now fallen off. The upper two tiers of the pagoda are severely collapsed, and the finial is no longer present.