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Songyue Pagoda 嵩岳寺塔Sōngyuè Sì Tǎ
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 30 minutes–1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Songyue Pagoda
Built in the Northern Wei in the early 520s, this brick pagoda about 40 m high is the oldest surviving brick pagoda in China and the oldest multi-eaved one, and its twelve-sided plan is unique among Chinese pagodas of its type. Fifteen closely stacked eaves rise above a tall first storey, and the pagoda stands in the grounds of the former Songyue Temple at the foot of Mount Song. It was inscribed in 2010 as part of the Historic Monuments of Dengfeng World Heritage site.
How to get to Songyue Pagoda
About 5 km north of central Dengfeng at the foot of Taishi Mountain, 15 minutes by taxi; Fawang Temple is a short walk further up the valley.
Nearby
- Shaolin Temple 少林寺 under 10 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song - White Horse Temple 白马寺 50 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it - Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 50 km
Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant
Also within 20 km: Fawang Temple 法王寺 (under 10 km), Sanzu Hermitage Pagoda 三祖庵塔 (under 10 km), Huishan Temple 会善寺 (under 10 km), Songyang Academy 嵩阳书院 (under 10 km), Chongfu Palace 崇福宫 (under 10 km), Shaoshi Que Gates 少室阙 (under 10 km).
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