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Heye Pavilion is the tombstone pavilion of Tan Zhonglin, governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. It is in Heye Pond, Baiquan Township, Wangcheng County, hence the name Heye Pavilion.
The pavilion's form is extremely rare and has considerable scientific and artistic value. The pavilion is 6 meters high, hexagonal, with sides 3 meters long. Six granite columns 30 centimeters in diameter support round pier stone arches, and above them a 1.3-meter-high hexagonal flying-eave pavilion cap is cast in place with cement, with the "brim" painted with fish, dragons, flowers, birds, and so on. Inside the pavilion stand 30 granite columns reaching straight to the top of the pavilion, so people cannot enter. Inside lies a bluestone tortoise. On the tortoise's back is a stone tablet 2.5 meters high and 1 meter wide.
The stele pavilion is built on a small mound, covering about 80 square meters, with a small river winding past in front. Today the area around the stele pavilion has all been turned into fields. One of the guardrail stone columns has broken. The top of the stele has fallen to the ground, and the stele body leans against the guardrail stone column, yet the inscription is still clearly visible.
