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Fangta Tower
Square Pagoda, translating Chinese Fangta, may refer to: * Songjiang Square Pagoda in suburban Shanghai * Baisigou Square Pagoda Baisigou Square Pagoda (Chinese ) was a brick pagoda in Helan County, Ningxia, China, built during the early years of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227), ''circa'' 1075–1076. It is situated in an isolated location about 10 km into the B ... in Ningxia * Fangta Park in Songjiang in suburban Shanghai * Fangta Park in Changshu {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songjiang Square Pagoda
The Songjiang Square Pagoda or Songjiang Fangta, officially the Xingshengjiao Temple Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda in the old town of Songjiang in suburban Shanghai. Originally built in the 11th century, it is the only structure remaining from the Xingshengjiao Temple, and is now enclosed in the Fangta Park. The 9-story pagoda is tall, and has become Songjiang's most famous landmark. History The pagoda was built between 1068 and 1077, when Songjiang was the largest city in the Shanghai region, a prosperous stop on the Grand Canal between Hangzhou and Suzhou. Each side of the ground floor is about long and its nine stories reach high. It formed part of Songjiang's Xingshengjiao Temple, originally established in 949 but now completely destroyed. Its Northern Song style has not changed despite renovations under the Ming and Qing and, more recently, in the mid- to late-1970s.. In 1974, its first-floor staircase was restored. In 1974 or 1975, a brick vault was discovered under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baisigou Square Pagoda
Baisigou Square Pagoda (Chinese ) was a brick pagoda in Helan County, Ningxia, China, built during the early years of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227), ''circa'' 1075–1076. It is situated in an isolated location about 10 km into the Baisigou Valley on the eastern side of the Helan Mountains, northwest of Yinchuan, but may have been the site of an important Buddhist temple during the Western Xia. The pagoda was illegally destroyed in 1990; archaeological investigation of the ruins has uncovered a large number of Tangut artefacts and Buddhist relics, including books and manuscripts written in the Tangut language and script. Investigation of the ruins of the pagoda On 28 November 1990 a local peasant discovered that the pagoda had suddenly collapsed, and when the Ningxia police investigated they discovered that the pagoda had been blown up by unknown criminals, apparently with the intention of stealing any historical relics inside the pagoda. The pagoda was reduced to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangta Park (Songjiang)
Square Pagoda, translating Chinese Fangta, may refer to: * Songjiang Square Pagoda in suburban Shanghai * Baisigou Square Pagoda Baisigou Square Pagoda (Chinese ) was a brick pagoda in Helan County, Ningxia, China, built during the early years of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227), ''circa'' 1075–1076. It is situated in an isolated location about 10 km into the B ... in Ningxia * Fangta Park in Songjiang in suburban Shanghai * Fangta Park in Changshu {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
