Erling Pagoda

Erling Pagoda

Erling Pagoda is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Song Dynasty

Address: Located on Erling Mountain on the eastern shore of Dongqian Lake in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province.

Erling Pagoda was built during the Zhenghe era (1111–1115) of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is a square-shaped stone pagoda with seven stories, standing 9 meters tall and featuring a hollow interior. Each story is surrounded by arched gateways and Buddha niches. The top has a waist eave with arc-shaped eave corners, each containing a circular hole where wind bells can be hung.

It underwent a major restoration in 1986. In August 1997, Erling Pagoda was listed as a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit, and in March 2013, it became part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units