A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist, but sometimes Taoist, and were often located in or near viharas. The pagoda traces its origins to the stupa, while its design was developed in ancient India. Chinese pagodas are a traditional part of Chinese architecture. In addition to religious use, since ancient times Chinese pagodas have been praised for the spectacular views they offer, and many classical poems attest to the joy of scaling pagodas.
Linggu Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in Nanjing. It is now surrounded by a large park.
The Longxing Monastery or Longxing Temple is an ancient Buddhist monastery located in the town of Zhengding in Hebei Province, China, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the provincial capital of Shijiazhuang. It has been referred to as the "Best Temple south of Beijing".
Chengde Mountain Resort is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens situated in the Shuangqiao District of Chengde in northeastern Hebei province, northern China, about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of China's capital Beijing. This resort was frequently used as a summer palace during the Qing dynasty. Because of its vast and rich collection of Chinese landscapes and architecture, Chengde Mountain Resort in many ways is a culmination of all the variety of gardens, pagodas, temples and palaces from various regions of China. In 1994, The Mountain Resort was awarded World Heritage Site status.
Xingguo County is a county in south central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of and located in the north of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, with a total area of 3,214.46 km2 (1,241.11 sq mi). Its population was 719,830 at the 2010 census.
Leifeng Pagoda is a five story tall tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Originally constructed in the year AD 975, it collapsed in 1924 but was rebuilt in 2002. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction. As a protected cultural heritage unit, the Ten Views of West Lake - Leifeng Sunset consists of the Sunset Hill, Leifeng Pagoda, the Imperial Monument and the courtyard and other buildings.
Renhua County is a county in the northernmost portion of Guangdong province, in China, bordering Jiangxi to the northeast and Hunan to the northwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shaoguan. Renhua County spans an area of 2,223 square kilometres (858 sq mi), and has a population of 200,354 as of the 2010 Chinese Census.
Longhua Pagoda (龙华塔) is an octagonal wood and brick pagoda located in Xuhui District, Shanghai, East China. It is thought to have been first built during the Three Kingdoms Period, but the existing tower structure was built during the Northern Song dynasty. The pagoda underwent several renovations over various dynastic periods, which resulted in the addition of several architectural features that were not in the typical style of the Song dynasty. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, these later additions were removed and rebuilt in the Song dynasty style. Because of this, the pagoda has now been largely restored to its original appearance. The pagoda was twice established as a Shanghai Cultural Site Under State Protection, once on 26 May 1959 and again on 7 December 1997. On 25 May 2006, it was declared by the State Council to be among the sixth group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.
The Luoyang Bridge, also known as Wan'an Bridge, is located in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China. The stone bay bridge is situated at the mouth of Luoyang River. Being the first stone bay bridge in China, it enjoys the reputation of "one of the four ancient bridges of China".
The Wuying Pagoda, also known as the Xingfu Temple Pagoda and The Thousand Year-Old Pagoda of Wuhan, is a Buddhist pagoda in Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Built of stone 750 years ago during the final years of the Southern Song Dynasty, it is the oldest standing architectural feature in Wuhan. Wuying Pagoda is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.
Daci'en Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Yanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. The temple is the cradle of East Asian Yogācāra in China. It is notable for the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. The pagoda was originally built by the monk Xuanzang, whose pilgrimage to India inspired the novel Journey to the West. Alongside Daxingshan Temple and Jianfu Temple, it was one of the three sutras translation sites (三大译经场) in the Tang dynasty.
Xiangji Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Chang'an District of Xi'an, Shaanxi. The temple is regarded as the cradle of Pure Land Buddhism.
Guangjiao Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China. Alongside Huacheng Temple, Cuifeng Temple and Kaihua Temple, it is honoured as the "Four Famous Buddhist Temples in Anhui". It was first built in the Tang dynasty by a prominent Chan master Huangbo Xiyun, and went through many changes and repairs through the following dynasties. Most of the present structures in the temple were repaired or rebuilt between 2004 and 2006.
The Juxing Pagoda is a Chinese pagoda located in Nancheng County, Jiangxi, China. It lies on the top of Mount Wugang (武岗山) and on the east bank of Xu River. In 2013 it has been listed as among the seventh group of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangxi" by the State Council of China.
The Wannian Bridge is a stone arch bridge built over the Xu River in 1647 at the dawn of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It is located in Nancheng County, Jiangxi, China. It is adjacent to the Juxing Pagoda.
Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda, commonly referred to as Baita or White Pagoda is a large pagoda located in Saihan District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
The White Pagoda Park, or romanised as the Baita Park, is a park in Shangcheng, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. The park opened on 1 May 2014. On the north bank of Qiantang River and the south border of the West Lake Scenic Area, the park is part of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park in Hangzhou. Within the park, there are the White Pagoda that can date back to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the historical relics of the Jianggan-Gongshu Railway, which was opened in 1908 as the first railway in Zhejiang.
Chaoyang North Tower is located in Shuangta District, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China, named after the tower's northernmost location among the three towers in Chaoyang City in the early years. The tower lacks explicit documentation in the historical record. During the extensive maintenance from 1984 to 1992, the archaeological team discovered the rammed earth tower foundations of the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty beneath the Chaoyang North Tower during construction. The base of the tower was eventually combined with historical materials and other archaeological findings to discover that the existing tower was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Liao Dynasty. The tower is also known as the "The Five Ages Pagoda" or "Pagoda of Five Ages with One Body" because the base of the tower beneath it spans five eras. The sōrin of the tower is a thirteen-story brick tower with dense eaves, 42.6 meters high, consisting of a pedestal, a semi-pedestal, a towed body, dense eaves, and a tower brake. There is a tower door on the south side of the tower, through which one can enter the heart of the tower. The highest point of the tower's core chamber can reach 27 meters, and there is an underground Palace directly below it and a celestial Palace directly above it in which two Shakyamuni relics were unearthed in 1988. In 1988, the Chaoyang North Tower was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Guanghui Temple Huata,, is located on Guanghui Road, Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China, and is a 4-story octagonal Huata. The tower was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Dading years of the Jin Dynasty. The entire pagoda has 3 floors in the style of an attic, with steps on the first and second floors, and 2 statues of Buddha enshrined in the heart chamber of the pagoda on the third floor. The fourth layer is a bouquet-shaped pagoda statue of warriors, elephants, lions and Bodhisattvas. During the Republic of China period, the four sets of chambers below the tower were destroyed during the war. In 1961, Guanghui Temple Huata was listed as a national key cultural relic protected unit. In 1999, the repair project of Guanghui Temple Huata was completed, and the whole temple was restored to its original appearance.
The twin pagodas of Baisikou, located on a mountain slope plateau of Helan Mountain in Helan, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, with a distance of 100 meters between them. The specific construction time of the two pagodas is not recorded, but based on the surrounding traces of relics and unearthed cultural relics in the pagodas, it can be determined that they were built during the Western Xia period. These two pagodas underwent multiple major repairs during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. In 1988, the twin pagodas of Baisikou were designated as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
