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Black Pagoda (Wuta) 乌塔Wū Tǎ
National heritage site · Fuzhou, Fujian
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Fuzhou
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Black Pagoda (Wuta)
A seven-storey octagonal granite pagoda at the eastern foot of Wushan Hill, begun in 941 by Wang Yanxi, ruler of the Min kingdom, and left at seven of its nine planned storeys when he was assassinated in 944. Weathering has darkened the stone, hence its popular name, and dark shale panels carved with Buddhas and donors' names are set into every storey. It is one of the few stone pagodas left from the Five Dynasties period and now stands among modern apartment blocks.
How to get to Black Pagoda (Wuta)
In central Fuzhou off Bayiqi Middle Road, a few minutes' walk from Nanmendou metro station.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Fuzhou Confucian Temple 福州文庙 (under 10 km), Lin Zexu Memorial Hall 林则徐纪念馆 (under 10 km), Wushan and Yushan Hills 乌山、于山 (under 10 km), Sanfang Qixiang 三坊七巷 (under 10 km), Hualin Temple 华林寺 (under 10 km), Shangxiahang Historic District 上下杭 (under 10 km).
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