Chuitai Pagoda

Chuitai Pagoda

Chuitai Pagoda is a cultural tourism attraction.

Chuitai Pagoda, originally named Bao'en Pagoda, got its name because it is located on Chuitai Mountain in Dantu County. It was completed in the first year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty (1628). The pagoda has an octagonal floor plan, seven stories, with brick-built eaves on each level, and a gourd-shaped copper finial at the top. Locals have a custom of climbing Chuitai Mountain during the Qingming Festival. Legend has it that during the pagoda's construction, due to the mountain’s height and the long, difficult journey, transporting building materials was a challenge, so climbers were each asked to carry a pagoda brick up the mountain—hence it is also known as the “Ten Thousand People Pagoda.” In the 22nd year of the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty (1842), when British invading forces raided Zhenjiang, local residents used this pagoda to monitor the movements of British warships.