Tel: 0475-8239021 Location: Southeast of Kailu Town; the pagoda is built of large blue bricks

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The total highway mileage of Tongliao City reaches 6,939 kilometers, including 1,918 kilometers of asphalt pavement. There are 278 bridges with a total linear length of 6,774 meters. The highway density stands at 11.6 kilometers per 100 square kilometers, and Tongliao has achieved highway access to all townships. Four national highways, namely G111, G303, G304 and G204, run through the city with a combined length of 901 kilometers.

At present, an interconnected crisscross transportation network centered on Horqin District has taken shape. It connects all banners, counties and cities within Tongliao, extends to all towns and sums, and links externally to core cities including Shenyang, Changchun and Jinzhou, as well as coastal ports such as Tianjin, Dalian, Yingkou and Qinhuangdao.

Tongliao boasts an extensive railway network. Six railways — Jitong, Jingtong, Tongrang, Dazheng, Pingqi and Tonghuo — traverse the whole territory, covering more than 1,000 kilometers within the city limits. Tongliao Railway Station ranks among China’s 40 key national railway hubs. Upon completion of the ongoing secondary-class six-yard marshalling project, the station will become one of the country’s 14 major freight marshalling stations.

Tongliao Airport can accommodate medium-sized passenger aircraft. Same-day round-trip flights operate on the Ulanhot–Tongliao–Beijing–Hohhot route.

Standing southeast of Kailu Town, this pagoda is constructed from large blue bricks with a total height of 16.5 meters. The entire pagoda consists of multiple tiers. Its bottommost part is a square plinth, above which sits an inverted-bowl-shaped base platform. Most of the base platform takes the form of a crown-shaped cylinder with Buddhist niches carved into it, while its upper section is square.

Resting on the base platform is an octagonal pagoda body with thirteen tiers. The eaves of each tier gradually shrink in size from bottom to top, forming a tapering conical shape. The pagoda spire is composed of a metal disc and a pearl orb. Majestic, graceful and towering, it resembles a sharp sword pointing straight toward the sky.

Classified as a Major Cultural Relic Protected by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the pagoda’s construction date remains debated. Some scholars hold the view that it was erected between the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.