Changshou Wenfeng Pagoda

　　Also known as the White Pagoda, Wenfeng Pagoda is located on Huangcao Mountain on the north bank of the Yangtze River, about 6 kilometers southeast of Changshou City. It was first built in the fifth year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1866). The white pagoda is an octagonal, seven-story brick-and-stone structure in the pavilion style, standing 38 meters tall. The base of the pagoda is octagonal, with each facet carved with stone lions—each with a lotus on its head and a ball under its foot. The pagoda gate features a stone couplet inscribed by then-Magistrate Wang Xi: “The stupa stands firm in the midstream with Phoenix Mountain as its guardian; may scholars ascend the Wild Goose Pagoda to carve their names.” Inside the pagoda core, there is a spiral brick-and-stone stairway with 108 steps leading directly to the top of the seventh floor. Each floor originally had niches housing round carved stone Buddhist statues (all destroyed during the Cultural Revolution). In terms of historical and cultural heritage, there are legends such as “Zhang Fei Subduing the Flood,” “The Jade Belt Binding the Demon,” and “The White Pagoda Subduing the Flood.” The pagoda remains largely intact today.