Introduction to the Twin Pagodas of Guangjiao Temple: The Twin Pagodas of Guangjiao Temple are located at the southern foot of Jingting Mountain. They were built in the 3rd year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty. They are a pair of unique and rare square ancient pagodas standing side by side.
The twin towers are opposite each other from east to west, 26.9 meters apart. They are of the same shape. They are both imitation wooden pavilion-style 7-story brick towers. The tops of the towers are damaged, and the remaining height is more than 17 meters. The plane is square. The bottom of the east tower is 2.63 meters long from north to south. meters, 2.62 meters long from east to west; the bottom body of the west tower is 2.35 meters long from north to south, and 2.34 meters long from east to west. The appearance of the twin towers is tall and graceful, decreasing from bottom to top, with slightly tapered outlines. The bottom floor of the tower has doors on three sides, and the doors above the second floor are on four sides. The inside of the tower is hollow, with original floor slabs and wooden ladder handrails on each floor.

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