North Pagoda & Falun Temple
北塔·法轮寺
The best-preserved of the 'Four Pagodas and Four Temples' built in the early Qing to protect Shengjing, with a white Lama-style pagoda and the Falun Temple beside it.
North Pagoda and Falun Temple are on Beita Street in Dadong District. They are one of four Tibetan Buddhist pagoda temples that Emperor Taizong of the Qing had built outside Shengjing according to the east, west, south, and north directions, with the aim of protecting the city. Construction ran from 1643 to 1645. The white Lama-style pagoda and the temple halls are well preserved, and this is the most complete of the four pagodas. The temple also houses exhibits on Manchu folk customs. A visit takes about 40 minutes, and admission is subject to on-site confirmation. It is about 2 km from the September 18th Historical Museum, so the two can be combined.
Opening hours
8:30 AM–4:30 PM (check on site)
Nearby sights
- September 18th Historical Museum
- Shenyang Resist America Aid Korea Martyrs' Cemetery
- Zhongjie Pedestrian Street
- Liu Laogen Grand Stage
- Mukden Palace (Shenyang Imperial Palace)
- Shisheng Temple (Huang Temple)
- Zhaoling Mausoleum (Beiling Park)
- Former Site of the CPC Manchuria Provincial Committee