The Shigong Pagoda, also known as Beitang Pagoda or Beitang Shigong Pagoda, stands in Beitang Park in the northwest of Jiexiu City, Jinzhong. It is designated as a county-level protected cultural relic.

Constructed in the 13th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1784), it is an octagonal seven-storey brick pagoda of the multi-storey pavilion type. Originally, it stood 35 metres tall and occupied an area of 80 square metres.

Shigong refers to Shi Jishi, courtesy name Yibo, a native of Weinan in Shaanxi Province. He was appointed magistrate of Jiexiu in the 24th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1596). During his four-year term, he guided local villagers to dig wells and build canals while regulating water management rules. He reined in powerful bullies and showed compassion for the poor. Next to the Confucian Temple, he founded a school called Yucai Academy, where he personally taught students and cultivated talents. When severe drought struck the region, he took the lead in donating his official salary and persuaded wealthy households to contribute grain for famine relief. His virtuous deeds were widely told among local residents for generations. In 1784, the 13th year of the Qianlong reign, people of Jiexiu raised funds to build this pagoda in memory of Magistrate Shi’s benevolence.

The pagoda features an octagonal ground plan, with a base perimeter of 32 metres and a total height of 44.12 metres. The foundation is built of stone blocks. Above the base, the outer walls of the seven storeys are laid with bricks, while the interior adopts a wooden frame structure. Four niches for statues are arranged on each floor, and brick-arched windows are set on the other four sides. Every eave is decorated with brick carvings imitating wooden brackets, and wind chimes hang from each corner. The roof is paved with yellow and green glazed tiles. The finial and inverted-bowl stupa section are made of yellow glazed tiles matched with green glazed diagonal ridges, creating a magnificent and elegant appearance.

Inside the pagoda, brick staircases lead up the first two floors, and wooden ladders serve the upper five storeys. Brick-arched windows and wooden railings are installed on four sides of each level, allowing visitors to climb to the top. Twenty-seven fine porcelain Guanyin statues are housed in the niches on four sides of each floor. A Maitreya Buddha statue is enshrined on the ground floor, and a Child-giving Guanyin statue is placed on the top floor.

In recent years, Shigong Pagoda has been fully integrated into Beitang Park, forming a tourist attraction that combines natural scenery with cultural heritage in Jiexiu City.