Téngxiàn

Teng County is an old town in southern Shandong, heir to the lands of the ancient state of Teng. The lofty Longquan Pagoda, an eight-sided brick and stone tower, stands beside the former temple of the same name. In 1369 the early Ming abolished Tengzhou and placed the county under Jining; it later passed to Yanzhou prefecture. The pagoda was rebuilt in 1428, its nine storeys rising above the town and its surrounding fields.