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Pagoda of Cishou Temple 慈寿寺塔Císhòu Sì Tǎ
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Pagoda of Cishou Temple
A 13-storey octagonal brick pagoda about 50 m tall, built in 1576 by the Wanli Emperor for his mother, Empress Dowager Cisheng; the temple around it burned down in the late Qing, leaving the pagoda standing alone. Its base is carved with flying apsaras, Buddhas and musical instruments, more than 3,000 iron bells hang from its eaves, and since 1989 it has been the centrepiece of the small Linglong Park.
How to get to Pagoda of Cishou Temple
In Balizhuang, Haidian District, about 9 km west of Tiananmen, near Cishousi metro station.
Nearby
- Prince Gong's Mansion 恭王府 under 10 km
A Qing courtyard mansion and rock garden, home first to a corrupt minister, then a prince - Beihai Park 北海公园 under 10 km
A former imperial lake garden crowned by a white Tibetan-style stupa on its island - Summer Palace 颐和园 under 10 km
An imperial lakeside garden of painted corridors, temple-topped hills and a marble boat - Shichahai 什刹海 under 10 km
Three linked lakes ringed by hutongs and lakeside bars, with open-air skating in winter - Drum and Bell Towers 钟鼓楼 under 10 km
Beijing's old timekeeping towers, with drum performances and views over the hutong roofs
Also within 20 km: Central Radio & TV Tower 中央广播电视塔 (under 10 km), Yuyuantan Park 玉渊潭公园 (under 10 km), Wanshou Temple 万寿寺 (under 10 km), Purple Bamboo Park 紫竹院公园 (under 10 km), Zhenjue Temple 真觉寺 (under 10 km), Beijing Planetarium 北京天文馆 (under 10 km).
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