Hua Pagoda, Guanghui Temple, Zhengding, Hebei 河北正定广惠寺华塔

Location: China, Hebei, Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang Google Maps Amap
Part of: Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Chinese Culture: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Chapter 6: Five Dynasties, Song, Liao and Jin
Nearby: Mount Cangyan ↙︎50km, Xibaipo ↖︎53km, Mount Tiangui ←︎74km, Yongtong Bridge, Zhao County, Hebei ↓︎45km, Dharani Sutra Pillar, Zhao County, Hebei ↘︎46km, Zhaozhou Bridge, Zhao County, Hebei ↓︎49km, White Cloud Cave, Mount Kong ↓︎125km, Mount Wutai ↖︎129km, Baiyangdian Lake ↗︎148km, Yesanpo ↑︎172km

The Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple, also called the Flower Pagoda, was founded in the Tang and repaired in the Jin. The main tower is octagonal with a small tower attached at each of four corners, and its upper part is a cone covered with images of lions, elephants and bodhisattvas, shaped like a bouquet, a unique example among Chinese pagodas. Liang Sicheng cites it as a special case among pagodas of the Song and Jin.

Hua Pagoda, Guanghui Temple, Zhengding, Hebei

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