Po Pagoda, Kaifeng, Henan 河南开封繁塔

Location: China, Henan, Kaifeng Google Maps Amap
Part of: Kaifeng
Chinese Culture: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Chapter 6: Five Dynasties, Song, Liao and Jin
Nearby: Qingming Riverside Park, Kaifeng, Henan ↖︎5km, Iron Pagoda, Kaifeng, Henan ↑︎5km, Zhengzhou ←︎69km, Zhengzhou Yellow River ←︎79km, Mount Yuntai (Henan) ↖︎117km, Baligou Scenic Area ↖︎118km, Wangmang Ridge ↖︎122km, Gongyi Grottoes ←︎122km, Northern Song Imperial Tombs ←︎126km, Mount Song ←︎132km

The Po Pagoda (Fanta) stands in Yuwangtai District, Kaifeng. It was built in the early Northern Song as the pagoda of the Tianqing Temple. Originally nine storeys, it lost its upper part and now has three, hexagonal in plan and about 30 metres high, its outer walls inlaid with bricks carved with Buddhas. Liang Sicheng cites it, with the Youguo Temple Pagoda, as a Northern Song building.

Po Pagoda, Kaifeng, Henan

Photo: Windmemories (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)