Kuiguang Pagoda 奎光塔Kuíguāng Tǎ

About Kuiguang Pagoda

A hexagonal brick pagoda in Dujiangyan city, rebuilt in 1831 on a Ming predecessor by a county magistrate to promote local scholarship. At 52.67 metres with 17 tiers of eaves, it is described as the old pagoda with the most storeys surviving in China. Spiral stone stairs run through the lower five storeys, and a small shrine to the magistrate stands beside it.

How to get to Kuiguang Pagoda

In Kuiguang Pagoda Park in Dujiangyan city, about 2 km south of the irrigation scenic area.

Nearby

• Dujiangyan Irrigation System 都江堰 under 10 km
  A 2,200-year-old waterworks that tamed the Min River without a dam and still runs today
• Mount Qingcheng 青城山 10 km
  A cradle of Taoism, where forest stairways climb past temples and cave shrines
• Du Fu Thatched Cottage 杜甫草堂 50 km
  Bamboo groves and plum blossom where Du Fu, China's 'Poet-Sage', once lived
• Kuanzhai Alley 宽窄巷子 50 km
  Three restored Qing-era lanes of courtyard gateways, teahouses and Sichuan snacks
• Wenshu Monastery 文殊院 60 km
  An active Buddhist monastery of incense-filled courtyards, a teahouse and vegetarian food

Also within 20 km: Guanxian Old Town, Dujiangyan 灌县古城 (under 10 km), Lingyan Temple and Thousand Buddha Pagoda 灵岩寺 (under 10 km), Hongkou Scenic Area 虹口 (10 km), Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Area, Yingxiu 汶川特别旅游区 (10 km), Zhanqi Village, Pidu 战旗村 (20 km), Jiezi Ancient Town 街子古镇 (20 km).

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