Chengtiansi Pagoda, also called as “West Pagoda”, is situated in the Chengtian Temple last minute China travel deals , southwest of Yinchuan City. Chengtiansi Pagoda was a main temple in Western Xia Kingdom (1038-1227 A.D.). It was originally built in 1050 and ruined almost of earthquake in 1738. Now the pagoda remained was reconstructed in 1820 of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.). Chengtiansi Pagoda is the only recorded ancient pagoda in Western Xia Kingdom and is the highest brick pagoda in over one hundred ancient pagodas remained in Ningxia.

Location in Chengtian Temple

Chengtian Temple China travel service lies in the west and faces to the east, and has front and back courtyard. There are Five Buddha Hall and Chengtiansi Pagoda in front courtyard, and Veda Hall and Reclining Buddha Hall in the back courtyard. They were all built in 1820. It is worth mentioning that there is a rare species of tree - Populus alba in front courtyard, which is 400 years old.

Architecture Structure of the Pagoda

Chengtiansi Pagoda preserved basically the architecture style of Western Xia Kingdom, but the layers of pagoda became 11 from 13. Chengtiansi Pagoda is an octagonal brick pagoda with the height of 64.5 meters. It is built on a square base with width of 26 meters. There is no window from first to third floor. Each layer has arch window, and windows face to east west in odd number layers and to south north in even number layers alternately. But on the top layer have eight large round windows. There is wooden steps winding to the top, and you can have a panoramic view of whole Yinchuan City Public China Holidays from here.

Now Chengtian Temple is also the location of Ningxia Museum. There are Ningxia history hall, relics in Western Xia Kingdom exhibition hall, and folk custom of Hui nationality exhibition hall and so on.

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