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Qianchi Pagoda 千尺塔Qiānchǐ Tǎ
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Qianchi Pagoda
A Northern Song hexagonal brick pagoda, also called the Empress Cao Pagoda, about 15 m high, on the summit of Dazhou Mountain within the former Shengshou Temple. Legend says Emperor Renzong had it built so that his empress, a local woman, could see her home from the capital. The summit also has the temple ruins, Ming and Qing steles, stone Buddhas and the remains of a stone and brick stockade wall.
How to get to Qianchi Pagoda
On Dazhou Mountain south-west of Jiayu town, about 17 km south of Xingyang, with a walk up to the summit.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 30 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds - Shaolin Temple 少林寺 40 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song
Also within 20 km: Zhijidong Cave Site 织机洞遗址 (under 10 km), Jing Ancient City 京城古城址 (10 km), Red Stone Forest, Fuxi Mountain 红石林 (10 km), Mi County Yamen 密县县衙 (10 km), Aoparara Water Park, Xiangdiwan 香堤湾·奥帕拉拉水公园 (20 km), Dahuting Han Tombs 打虎亭汉墓 (20 km).
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