Shanxi Glazed Pagoda

Feihong Pagoda - Overview: Located in Guangsheng Temple, Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, the pagoda stands in front of the main gate. It is octagonal with 13 stories, 47.31 meters high, and made of blue bricks. - History: The predecessor was the Asoka Pagoda built in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The pagoda was rebuilt by Master Dalian in the Ming Dynasty, and the wooden corridor at the bottom was built by monks. - Artistic features: The whole body is decorated with yellow, green, and blue glazed tiles. The first, second, and third stories are the most exquisite, with various components and patterns such as brackets, leaning columns, and Buddha statues under the eaves. The craftsmanship is exquisite, and the paintings are bright. - Honors: Certified by the World Record Certification Agency as the world's tallest multicolored glazed pagoda in 2018. - Cultural value: The 18th episode of the 1986 version of Journey to the West, "Sweeping the Pagoda to Distinguish the Strange Injustice," was filmed here. It is one of the "Three Wonders" of Guangsheng Temple and witnesses the superb ancient glazed tile firing skills. Fanshi Glazed Pagoda - Overview: Located in Zhuangzi Village, Yantou Township, Fanshi County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, the pagoda is 31.55 meters high, with 13 stories and an octagonal structure. - Artistic features: The pagoda is covered with nearly 10,000 glazed Buddha statues, inlaid with yellow, green, and blue hollow glazed bricks, and complemented by layers of golden clouds. - Historical and cultural value: It is an architectural treasure of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and a typical representative of the glazed pagoda of the Ming Dynasty in China. Yangcheng Shousheng Temple Glazed Pagoda - Overview: Located in Yangling Village, Qinchi Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, the pagoda is octagonal with 10 stories and 27.8 meters high. - Artistic features: Each story has glazed brackets and eaves, and the outer wall is inlaid with glazed reliefs of legendary figures. The whole body is inlaid with glazed statues and glazed with yellow, green, blue, purple, and black colors. - Historical and cultural value: It reflects the glazed tile firing and glaze color technology of the Ming Dynasty.