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Yuanjue Temple Pagoda, Hunyuan 圆觉寺塔Yuánjué Sì Tǎ
National heritage site · Datong, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 30–60 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Datong
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yuanjue Temple Pagoda, Hunyuan
A nine-storey octagonal brick pagoda of 1158, over 30 m high, in the old town of Hunyuan, known locally as the Little Temple Pagoda. Its base is carved with lions, lotus petals and rows of musicians and dancers, and the upper tiers imitate timber brackets and eaves. The iron phoenix on top still turns with the wind, a rare surviving ancient wind-direction indicator.
How to get to Yuanjue Temple Pagoda, Hunyuan
In the old town of Hunyuan, off Shiqiao North Lane, a short walk from Yong'an Temple and the Confucian Temple.
Nearby
- Hanging Temple 悬空寺 under 10 km
A wooden temple pinned to a sheer cliff, seemingly propped up on stilts - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda 应县木塔 50 km
A Liao-dynasty timber pagoda of 1056, five storeys outside and nine within - Datong Ancient City 大同古城 50 km
Rebuilt Ming ramparts around genuine Liao–Jin temple halls and a glazed dragon screen
Also within 20 km: Yong'an Temple, Hunyuan 浑源永安寺 (under 10 km), Hunyuan Confucian Temple 浑源文庙 (under 10 km), Tomb of Li Yumei 栗毓美墓 (under 10 km), Lülüshen Temple, Hunyuan 律吕神祠 (under 10 km), Mount Heng (Beiyue Hengshan) 北岳恒山 (under 10 km), Dayun Temple, Jingzhuang 荆庄大云寺 (10 km).
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