Dougezhuang tower

Beijing Dougezhuang tower

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Dougezhuang tower generally refers to Beijing Dougezhuang tower

Dougezhuang tower is a civilization protection unit in Fangshan District of Beijing.

Dougezhuang tower is located on the West platform of Dougezhuang village, chonggezhuang Township, Fangshan District, Beijing.

The pagoda was built in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). It is of brick structure, octagonal in plane, nine stories, about 15 meters high, and imitates the style of wooden pavilion. On the eight sides of the tower, there are eight carved brick images of wheels, gongs, umbrellas, covers, flowers, pots, fish and long bamboos. The upper end of the seat is three layers of brick lotus petals. The body of the tower is octagonal and columnar, and the East and west of the tower are provided with a ticket door, from which you can enter the tower. The other sides are provided with brick false doors and false windows. Above the tower is a nine story imitation Pavilion. The tower is tall and beautiful, and its distinctive feature is that it is decorated with many elements of lotus. The whole tower is supported by three layers of lotus on the tower base. From a distance, it seems that it is not a tower, but a lotus pile of brocade clusters. This tower is a cultural relic protection unit in Fangshan District.

Address: about 200 meters west of Dougezhuang village, Qinglonghu Town, Fangshan District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.08242

Latitude: 39.770673

Ticket information: no ticket required.