Guangji Temple Pagoda

The Guangji Temple Pagoda is located behind the Ksitigarbha Hall of Guangji Temple, originally built during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was designated as a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit in 1981, also known as the Ochre Pagoda, constructed in the second year of the Zhiping era of the Song Dynasty (1065). It underwent restoration from 1996 to 1997. In October 2019, it was confirmed by the State Council as the eighth batch of national key cultural relic protection units. The Guangji Temple Pagoda is a hexagonal, five-story brick and stone structure in the style of a pavilion tower, with each side measuring 3.5 meters in length and the pagoda standing 20.8 meters tall, located behind the central axis of the northern Guangji Temple. The pagoda's body, eaves, rafters, dougong (bracket sets), windows, and other decorations are all made of brick imitating wooden styles, with the body of the pagoda tapering upwards, each layer distinctly narrower than the one below. The interior structure features crisscrossing, heart-piercing style steps and a corridor-style pagoda chamber. One of the 'Eight Scenic Spots of Wuhu,' 'Ochre Pagoda in Clear Mist,' refers to this location.