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Shijia Wenfo Pagoda, Guanghua Temple 释迦文佛塔Shìjiā Wénfó Tǎ
National heritage site · Putian, Fujian
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Putian
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shijia Wenfo Pagoda, Guanghua Temple
A five-storey octagonal stone pagoda about 30.6 m tall on the east side of Guanghua Temple, at the foot of Phoenix Hill in southern Putian; its earliest inscription shows it was standing by 1165. Built to imitate a timber tower, it has stone bracketed eaves, seated Buddhas in niches and reliefs of lions, guardian figures and phoenixes, with stairs inside up to the top storey. Guanghua Temple, founded in the 6th century, was one of the four great Buddhist monasteries of Fujian.
How to get to Shijia Wenfo Pagoda, Guanghua Temple
At Guanghua Temple on the southern edge of Putian city, a short taxi ride from the centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Mulan Weir 木兰陂 (under 10 km), Yuanmiao Temple 元妙观 (under 10 km), Bao'en Temple Pagoda, Putian 荔城报恩寺塔 (under 10 km), Shouxi Park 绶溪公园 (under 10 km), Putian Arts and Crafts City 莆田工艺美术城 (under 10 km), Ninghai Bridge 宁海桥 (under 10 km).
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