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Xiangshan Glazed Pagoda

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The Xiangshan Glazed Pagoda is located in the Xiangshan area of Haidian District. It is a seven-story, octagonal pavilion-style pagoda standing over 30 meters tall. With overhanging eaves and windows on each level, it is not a closely stacked eave-style pagoda. The eaves are adorned with 56 bronze bells that chime together in the wind. The walls are inlaid with glazed bricks, giving the structure an elegant appearance. Inside, a staircase forms a gallery that allows visitors to climb up. This...

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The Xiangshan Glazed Pagoda is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Xiangshan Glazed Pagoda is located in the Xiangshan area of Haidian District. It is a seven-story, octagonal pavilion-style pagoda standing over 30 meters tall. With overhanging eaves and windows on each level, it is not a closely stacked eave-style pagoda. The eaves are adorned with 56 bronze bells that chime together in the wind. The walls are inlaid with glazed bricks, giving the structure an elegant appearance. Inside, a staircase forms a gallery that allows visitors to climb up. This pagoda was built in the 45th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign (1780), when the 6th Panchen Lama came to Beijing to celebrate the Qianlong Emperor’s 70th birthday. The emperor constructed the “Zongjing Dazhao Temple” for him, and this pagoda was erected within the temple grounds. In 1900, during the invasion of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance, the temple was destroyed, leaving only this glazed pagoda intact.