Pagoda of Yuanjue Temple, Brick pagoda in Hunyuan County, China.

The Pagoda of Yuanjue Temple is a nine-storey brick pagoda with closely spaced eaves, standing over 30 metres tall on an octagonal plan in Shiqiao North Alley, Hunyuan County. Its 4-metre base carries four bands of brick carving: lions and beast faces, lotus petals, musicians playing some ten instruments such as bianzhong bells, pipa and drums, and wooden-style bracket sets. The first storey has false doors and lattice windows, one north door showing a woman half-hidden behind it.

The Yuanjue Temple was founded in 1158, the third year of the Jin dynasty's Zhenglong era, under the monk Xuanzhen, and the brick pagoda is a Jin relic. The temple was repaired during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The pagoda was listed as a Shanxi provincial protected site in 1986 and a national key cultural relic in 2013.

The pagoda's name comes from the Yuanjue Temple founded in 1158 by the monk Xuanzhen. Its base carries four bands of brick carvings: lions and beast faces, lotus petals, then musicians playing over ten instruments such as bianzhong bells, pipa, paixiao panpipes and drums, and finally imitation wooden dougong brackets.

The site can be reached by road through the county and has reasonable access for visitors exploring the area. Plan your visit during drier seasons when pathways are easier to navigate around the temple grounds.

The bronze phoenix on the spire turns with the wind and still rotates today; it is the only surviving example of an ancient Chinese wind vane. The base also carries four bands of brick carving, including musicians playing over ten instruments such as bianzhong bells, pipa and drums.