Although the exact year of its construction cannot be traced, judging from its construction style, which is similar to the pagoda of the Daguangji Temple in Jinzhou City and the Twin Towers in Beizhen, it was probably built during the Liao Dynasty (916-1125).

Assuming an octagonal shape, the brick pagoda has 13 storeys and multi-layered eaves. It is 70 meters high with a double-layered base that was slightly damaged. Its body rises from the bottom to meet the top, layer by layer. Each of its eight sides has a niche carved into the wall with a sitting Buddha statue built inside. An attendant stands on each side of the Buddha with a canopy and a flying Apsaras above. Brick-carved dougongs (wooden square blocks inserted between the top of a column and a crossbeam) are built beneath the eaves on the ground floor, while wind-bells and copper mirrors hang under the eaves on the other floors. The mast, pearl and wheel were placed on the top. The solidly constructed Liaoyang White Pagoda has survived a severe earthquake that struck Haicheng of Liaoning Province in 1975. Its design and partial carvings reflect a high artistic standard.