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Hongsheng Temple Pagoda 弘圣寺塔Hóngshèng Sì Tǎ
National heritage site · Dali, Yunnan
- Time needed
- Under an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Dali
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Hongsheng Temple Pagoda
A 16-tier square brick pagoda about 44 m tall at the south-western corner of Dali Old Town, built during the Dali kingdom; because it stands alone, its temple is known locally as the 'One Pagoda Temple'. Like the main pagoda of the Three Pagodas it has the hollow, multi-eaved form typical of the Tang era, and repairs in 1982 recovered more than 500 relics stored inside. A group of Qing-dynasty halls dedicated to Laozi stands in front of it.
How to get to Hongsheng Temple Pagoda
A few minutes' walk from the south-west corner of Dali Old Town.
Nearby
- Dali Old Town & Erhai Lake 大理古城与洱海 under 10 km
Bai courtyards, old stone gates and lakeside bike rides beneath the Cangshan peaks - Weishan Ancient Town 巍山古城 50 km
An unhurried Ming grid town south of Dali, where the Nanzhao kingdom was born
Also within 20 km: Tianlong Babu Film City 天龙八部影视城 (under 10 km), Kublai Khan Stele, Dali 元世祖平云南碑 (under 10 km), Taihe City Ruins and Nanzhao Dehua Stele 太和城遗址与南诏德化碑 (under 10 km), Fotu Pagoda (Snake Bone Pagoda) 佛图寺塔 (under 10 km), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Museum 大理白族自治州博物馆 (10 km), Shimen Pass Gorge 苍山石门关 (10 km).
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