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Guangjiao Temple Twin Pagodas 广教寺双塔Guǎngjiào Sì Shuāng Tǎ
National heritage site · Xuancheng, Anhui
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xuancheng
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Guangjiao Temple Twin Pagodas
Two seven-storey brick pagodas, about 17 m tall and imitating timber construction, were built in 1096 under the Northern Song and stand 26.9 m apart at the south-eastern foot of Jingting Mountain. They are all that survived when Guangjiao Temple, founded in 849 by the Chan master Huangbo Xiyun, was destroyed during the war with Japan; the temple halls were rebuilt in 2004–2006. The painter Shitao lived here as a monk in the Kangxi era.
How to get to Guangjiao Temple Twin Pagodas
At the foot of Jingting Mountain on the northern edge of Xuancheng, a short taxi ride from the centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Jingting Mountain 敬亭山 (under 10 km), Xuanjiu Liquor Culture Park 宣酒文化园 (under 10 km), Chinese Alligator Scenic Area 扬子鳄景区 (under 10 km), Guantang Lake Eco-Tourism Area 官塘湖 (10 km).
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