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Shousheng Temple Pagoda, Shangshui 商水寿圣寺塔Shāngshuǐ Shòushèng Sì Tǎ
National heritage site · Zhoukou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhoukou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shousheng Temple Pagoda, Shangshui
A hexagonal nine-storey brick pagoda, 41.5 m tall, begun in 1033 at the site of the vanished Shousheng Temple on the bank of the Sha River. Each storey has carved brick Buddhas, corner pilasters and bracket sets under the eaves, and a spiral stair inside climbs through the floors. During repairs in 1998 Ming bronze Buddhas and a sutra scroll were found in the iron finial, one image dated 1552.
How to get to Shousheng Temple Pagoda, Shangshui
At Changshedian village, Haogang town, Shangshui County, on the south bank of the Sha River opposite Xiaoyao town in Xihua County, about 35 km west of central Zhoukou; reached by car.
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