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Haotian Pagoda 昊天塔Hàotiān 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 Haotian Pagoda
A five-storey octagonal brick pagoda in pavilion style on a low hill on the east side of Liangxiang, the only pagoda of this type in Beijing. First built in the Sui dynasty and rebuilt in 1068 under the Liao, it is hollow, with corridors and stairs inside; the Buddha figures in the niches of its doorways were smashed in 1901 during the Eight-Nation Alliance occupation.
How to get to Haotian Pagoda
In Haotian Park on the east side of Liangxiang in Fangshan District, about 30 km south-west of central Beijing, roughly 45 minutes by road.
Nearby
- Marco Polo Bridge 卢沟桥 10 km
An 800-year-old stone bridge lined with hundreds of carved lions, by a walled Ming fort - Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site 周口店北京人遗址 20 km
Limestone caves on Dragon Bone Hill where the fossils of Peking Man were found - Tanzhe Temple 潭柘寺 20 km
Terraced temple courtyards in the western hills, shaded by ancient ginkgos and cypresses - Qianmen Street and Dashilar 前门大街·大栅栏 30 km
A pedestrian avenue below Qianmen gate and a lane of shops trading since Qing times - Temple of Heaven 天坛 30 km
Where emperors prayed for harvests, and where Beijing now dances, sings and plays cards
Also within 20 km: Nangong Scenic Area 南宫旅游景区 (under 10 km), Zhengang Pagoda 镇岗塔 (under 10 km), Yao Guangxiao's Tomb Pagoda 姚广孝墓塔 (10 km), Changxindian February 7th Strike Sites 长辛店二七大罢工旧址 (10 km), Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 (10 km), Beigong National Forest Park 北宫国家森林公园 (10 km).
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