Atlas of China
East Huacheng Temple Pagoda, Fengqiao 东化城寺塔Dōng Huàchéngsì Tǎ
National heritage site · Shaoxing, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shaoxing
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About East Huacheng Temple Pagoda, Fengqiao
A brick pagoda built in 1092 on the Ziwei hill ridge just south-east of Fengqiao, named after the East Huacheng Temple that once stood in front of it and also called the Yuanyou Pagoda after the reign in which it was built. Originally seven storeys of brick and timber, it now stands four storeys high as a bare brick shell on a stone base, with brick brackets and some bricks stamped with pagoda designs or the date of construction.
How to get to East Huacheng Temple Pagoda, Fengqiao
On a ridge beside Fengqiao town, about 20 km east of Zhuji city by road.
Nearby
- West Lake 西湖 60 km
The lake that taught China what a perfect landscape should look like - Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng 灵隐寺 60 km
A working Chan monastery beside a hillside of 1,000-year-old rock carvings
Also within 20 km: Orchid Pavilion (Lanting) 兰亭 (20 km), Yinshan Royal Tomb of Yue 印山越国王陵 (20 km).
On the map
Open East Huacheng Temple Pagoda, Fengqiao on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.
Open East Huacheng Temple Pagoda, Fengqiao on the map