Shuangta Mountain
双塔山
Two isolated stone pillars, each topped with a brick pagoda from the Liao dynasty. Known as the 'Strangest Pagoda Under Heaven', they are a wonder of Danxia landform.
Shuangta Mountain lies in Shuangluan District in southwest Chengde, about 15 km from the Mountain Resort. Two adjacent Danxia rock pillars rise more than 30 metres, and each of the north and south peaks is crowned with a small Liao-dynasty brick pagoda. Nobody has been able to explain how they were built on the summits, and that mystery has earned the site its title of the 'Strangest Pagoda Under Heaven'. The scenic area also has the Golden Tortoise Paying Homage to the Pagoda, the Sword-Testing Rock, the Seven Treasures Tower and more. The hiking trail takes about 1–2 hours, and wild macaques live along the way, so please do not feed them. You can visit on the same day as the 'Dynasty of Prosperity: Kangxi Grand Ceremony' show at Yuanbao Mountain. Admission is about 40–60 yuan, and the site is open roughly from 8:00 to 17:00. A taxi from the city centre takes about 25 minutes.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Kangxi Grand Ceremony Live Show
- Chengde City God Temple
- Rehe Confucian Temple
- Shuxiang Temple
- Nanyingzi Street
- Putuo Zongcheng Temple
- Chengde Mountain Resort
- Xumi Fushou Temple