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In the midst of a cornfield in the Fu family stele tower of Baizang Village, Quwo, a cultural relic stands in the wilderness south of Baizang Village, Quwo Town. Due to lack of protection, it is severely damaged. The stele tower is 2.63 meters east-west, 7.51 meters north-south, covering an area of 17.8 square meters. It was built by the Fu family of Baizang Village under the imperial edict. According to the inscription on the stele, it was built in the ninth year of the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty (1829), facing east and west, three rooms wide and one room deep, with a single eave and a hipped roof. Each room has a rectangular doorway, and inside stands three steles from the ninth year of the Daoguang era (1829) (the stele and base on the south side have been stolen). The lintel of the building is adorned with exquisite brick and stone carvings, with a stone plaque in the middle. The middle book is 'Ying Feng Zhao', the south side book is 'He Tian Xiu', and the north side book is 'Mu Hong En'. The plaque is surrounded by brick carvings of flowers, plants and figures, and under the eaves of the stele tower are imitation wood brick carvings of colorful phoenixes and bucket arches. The original round brick carvings and lion stone carvings around the base have been stolen. The carvings of the stele tower are extremely intricate, making it hard to take it all in. The entire stele tower is about two zhang high, made entirely of brick and stone, with no wooden components. The bucket arches and other parts are all brick carvings, with brick and stone carvings of flowers, plants, grapes, the Eight Immortals, civil and military officials, monkeys, elephants, and bats, all of which are rich in symbolism and impossible to fully understand. Buildings like this single-layer small stele tower, also known as a posthumous title stele pavilion, are dedicated buildings for placing posthumous title steles. From the front of the remaining two steles, you can see the words 'Hao Zeng Chao Yi Da Fu Tai Xue Sheng Zi Han Fu Gong Shen Dao' and 'Gao Zeng Chao Yi Da Fu Yi Xiang Sheng Yuan Kun Bi Fu Gong Shen Dao'. The small characters on the back are illegible, and they should be the life achievements of the person who wrote the stele. The calligraphy of the stele is vigorous and powerful, and the carving skill is exquisite. From the content, it can be known that it was built by the descendants of the Fu family for their ancestors. Quwo·Linfen