Longmen Village Stone Pagoda Introduction
Appearance of Shigandans: Monument-shaped Shigandan Inscription: Symbol total Height: 4.34 meters Circumference: 31.2 meters Construction form: Conical tower Decorative top: Calabash The area is surrounded by Longmen Back Bay Beach and the east nose and Longgang Mountain on both sides, forming a mountain depression. This geographical environment seems to cause waves to directly hit the village, bringing bad energy, which has an adverse effect on the residents. Therefore, a tower was built to control water and mitigate harmful energy. It is said that during the altar ceremony, live chickens were used for rituals and placed at the base of the tower. At that time, the top of the stone tower had no decorations and could directly reach the base. The older generation in the village recalls that whenever they played near the stone tower in their childhood, they were curious to peek through the gaps in the tower to see if there were indeed such things, which was quite amusing. Among them, the eight protruding feet at the base symbolize calming the surrounding area, hence it is also known as the "Bagua Tower." Source: Oral history from local elders of Longmen Village
