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Zhaozhou Dharani Pillar 赵州陀罗尼经幢Zhàozhōu Tuóluóní Jīngchuáng
National heritage site · Shijiazhuang, Hebei
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shijiazhuang
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Zhaozhou Dharani Pillar
A seven-tier octagonal stone sutra pillar built in 1038 under the Northern Song, 16.44 m high, on the site of the former Kaiyuan Temple in the middle of Zhao County town. Its tiers are carved with the dharani sutra, Buddhist scenes, guardian figures and miniature buildings, and Chinese sources describe it as the tallest surviving pillar of its kind in China. Lightning damaged the middle tiers in 1983, it was repaired by 1990, and it now stands in a protective pool ringed by a stone balustrade.
How to get to Zhaozhou Dharani Pillar
In the centre of Zhao County town, at the junction of Shiqiao Street and Shita Road, about 40 km south-east of central Shijiazhuang.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Daguan Stele (Emperor Huizong's School Rules) 大观圣作之碑 (under 10 km), Pagoda of Bailin Temple 柏林寺塔 (under 10 km), Yongtong Bridge 永通桥 (under 10 km), Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge) 赵州桥 (under 10 km).
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