Kaiming Temple Pagoda
开明寺塔
A Tang-dynasty thirteen-tier brick pagoda with closely set eaves in Yang County town, one of the oldest surviving pagodas in Hanzhong.
Kaiming Temple Pagoda stands within Yang County town. Built in the Tang dynasty, it is a thirteen-tier brick pagoda with closely spaced eaves, over 20 metres tall. It is one of the best-preserved Tang Buddhist pagodas in the Hanzhong area and a key national cultural heritage site. The temple itself no longer survives, and the area around the pagoda is now a small square. Entry is free and you won't need long here. It can be combined with the Cai Lun Tomb and Temple, the Crested Ibis Pear Orchard and Zhiguo Temple for a day trip to Yang County. Transport: about 1 hour from Hanzhong city centre to Yang County via the Shi-Tian Expressway.
Opening hours
All day (exterior only)
Nearby sights
- Crested Ibis Pear Orchard
- Tomb and Temple of Cai Lun
- Zhiguo Temple
- Tomb of Zhang Qian
- Xixiang Cherry Valley
- Shangyuanguan Ancient Town
- Huayang Ancient Town
- Wuzi Mountain