Yanqing Temple Pagoda
延庆寺塔
A brick-and-wood leaning pagoda built in the Northern Song dynasty that has kept its original form for a thousand years. Dubbed China's Leaning Tower of Pisa, it is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Yanqing Temple Pagoda lies on the western outskirts of Songyang County seat. Completed during the Xianping reign of the Northern Song dynasty, it is a six-sided, seven-story brick-and-wood pavilion-style pagoda about 38 meters tall. The tower leans slightly to the northeast, yet after a thousand years it still largely retains its Song-dynasty appearance. It is called the Oriental Leaning Tower of Pisa and is one of the more complete surviving Northern Song pagodas in the Jiangnan region, listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. Beside the pagoda stand the Main Hall of Yanqing Temple and farmhouse restaurants. It is about 3 km from the county seat. Admission is free or low-cost, and a visit takes about 40 minutes.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00