Huanghuatan Pagoda

　　Address: On Xita Mountain, west of Huanghuatan Village, Dapingfang Town, Longcheng District, Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province

　　This pagoda was built in the Liao Dynasty from brick as an octagonal solid thirteen-tiered dense-eave structure, approximately 32 meters high.

　　Huanghuatan Pagoda is located on Xita Mountain, west of Huanghuatan Village, Dapingfang Town, Chaoyang County. The pagoda is an octagonal, solid, thirteen-story, dense-eave brick tower, about 32 meters tall. The base features two tiers of raised moldings. The first tier has a niche on each side, housing a statue pedestal shaped like a lotus base, resembling the Sumeru pedestal style of the Liao Dynasty. The second tier also has a niche on each side, containing a niche pedestal shaped like a lotus base, similar to those of the Sumeru pedestal. The upper section is thought to have been the main body of the Sumeru pedestal. The southeastern face of the pagoda has a arched doorway, originally fitted with wooden doors (now missing), inside which were painted images of Buddhas and arhats. The top of the doorway is adorned with carved brick decorations of a canopy and flying apsaras. Each of the other seven sides features a carved standing figure, dressed in red robes, with hands either clasped in prayer or held together in a fist at the chest, barefoot atop lotus petals, and topped with a carved canopy. At the top of the pagoda, there are bracket sets forming two tiers, with a central column, though the upper part is damaged. The steeple is adorned with carvings, and the overall structure is relatively intact.

　　The southeastern side of the pagoda features an arched door, inside of which a wooden door was once installed (now lost). The doorway was decorated with painted images of Buddhas and arhats, and the top of the doorway bears carved brick designs of a canopy and flying celestial beings. Each of the other seven sides is adorned with a bas-relief of a standing figure, dressed in red robes, with both hands placed in front of the chest — either in a prayer gesture or in a fist — standing barefoot on lotus petals, with a carved canopy above the head. The top of the pagoda is constructed with bracket sets in two layers, featuring a central pillar, though the upper portion is damaged. The spire is elaborately decorated, and most parts remain well-preserved.

　　In 1985, it was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit by the People’s Government of Chaoyang County.