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East Pagoda, Yueqing 乐清东塔Yuèqīng Dōngtǎ
National heritage site · Wenzhou, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- Under an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Wenzhou
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About East Pagoda, Yueqing
A seven-storey hexagonal brick pagoda about 18 m tall on Donggao Hill in Yuecheng, central Yueqing, moved here in the Xining reign (1068–77) after lightning destroyed an earlier tower, with further building in the 1170s. Its eaves are corbelled out in brick over bracket sets, many of its bricks carry donors' inscriptions, and the hill around it is now Dongta Park.
How to get to East Pagoda, Yueqing
On Donggao Hill in Yuecheng, the centre of Yueqing; a short taxi ride from downtown, and about 12 km from Yueqing station.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Middle Yandang Mountain 中雁荡山 (10 km), Stone Pagodas of Zhenru Temple 真如寺石塔 (20 km).
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