Four Gates Pagoda

The pagoda is located to the east of the site of the Shentong Temple (Chinese: 神通寺; pinyin: Shéntōng Sì; lit.

The pagoda has been listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level since 1961.

In the center of each wall is a door with straight sides and round arch on top (hence the name).

The roof of the pagoda is supported by 16 triangular beams which link the outer walls to the central pillar.

On the base of the statues is a dedication inscription dated to the year 544 AD (during the times of the Eastern Wei dynasty).

According to the inscription, a high-ranking military and civil official named Yang Xianzhou (楊顯州) commissioned the Buddha statues to commemorate his ancestors on occasion of the anniversary of his father's death.