Yao Guangxiao's Tomb Pagoda 姚广孝墓塔Yáo Guǎngxiào Mùtǎ

About Yao Guangxiao's Tomb Pagoda

The tomb pagoda of Yao Guangxiao (1335–1418), the Buddhist monk who advised the future Yongle Emperor during his seizure of the throne and later helped compile the Yongle Encyclopedia. Built between 1418 and 1426, it is an octagonal brick pagoda with nine tiers of dense eaves and an iron gourd finial, and in front of it a large stele under a pavilion carries an inscription composed by the Yongle Emperor.

How to get to Yao Guangxiao's Tomb Pagoda

Near Changle village in Qinglonghu town, Fangshan District, close to the Fengtai border, about 30 km south-west of central Beijing, roughly 45 minutes by road.

Nearby

• Tanzhe Temple 潭柘寺 10 km
  Terraced temple courtyards in the western hills, shaded by ancient ginkgos and cypresses
• Marco Polo Bridge 卢沟桥 10 km
  An 800-year-old stone bridge lined with hundreds of carved lions, by a walled Ming fort
• Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site 周口店北京人遗址 20 km
  Limestone caves on Dragon Bone Hill where the fossils of Peking Man were found
• Fragrant Hills Park 香山公园 20 km
  Wooded former imperial hills that turn red with smoke-tree leaves each autumn
• Summer Palace 颐和园 30 km
  An imperial lakeside garden of painted corridors, temple-topped hills and a marble boat

Also within 20 km: Jietai Temple 戒台寺 (under 10 km), Beigong National Forest Park 北宫国家森林公园 (under 10 km), Nangong Scenic Area 南宫旅游景区 (under 10 km), Zhengang Pagoda 镇岗塔 (under 10 km), Baqi Cave 八奇洞 (under 10 km), Wanfotang and Kongshui Cave 万佛堂、孔水洞 (under 10 km).

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