Sarira Pagoda in Huzhen, Buddhist pagoda in Longyou County, China.
The Sarira Pagoda in Huzhen is a solid brick pagoda built in imitation of a timber pavilion, with six sides and seven storeys, standing 27.31 metres tall. It rises in the lower street of Huzhen Town, Longyou County, Quzhou, Zhejiang. Its first construction dates to the third year of the Jiayou era of the Northern Song (1058).
Built in 1058, the third year of the Jiayou era of the Northern Song, the pagoda was substantially repaired in 1533 under the Ming Jiajing emperor and restored again in 1903, the 29th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing. In 2001 it was listed in the fifth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.
The name Huzhen Sarira Pagoda refers to the sarira relics enshrined inside the brick tower. The seven-storey, six-sided structure stands in Xi Street of Huzhen Town and is a stop on local Buddhist observance; its 1533 Ming repair and 1903 Qing restoration are recorded in inscriptions and local memory.
The pagoda stands on Xiajie Street in Huzhen Town, Longyou County, Quzhou, Zhejiang. It is a solid brick tower, so there is no interior to enter; the exterior is viewed from the street. Daylight shows the brickwork and the imitation wooden bracket sets of the seven storeys.
The pagoda is a solid brick structure with no interior chambers or staircases, so its seven storeys are purely exterior; the 27.31-metre tower imitates timber bracket sets in brick. It was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 2001, in the fifth batch.
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