Yinchuan Duobao Pagoda

　　The Duobao Pagoda is commonly known as the Lijun Pagoda. It is located to the west of Lijun Town, approximately 24 kilometers southwest of Yongning County. The pagoda is an octagonal pavilion-style brick structure, with 13 stories, and has a total height of 31.52 meters including the top and finial.

　　The main body of the pagoda features an arched doorway on the eastern side of the first level, with the door being 1.3 meters high and 0.65 meters wide. Some levels have arched windows. Between the levels, the eaves are formed using corbel bricks and dentil patterns, and originally wind bells were hung at the corners of each story. The top of the pagoda has an octagonal base, with a Buddhist niche in the center of each face, each housing a statue. Above the base sits a gem-shaped finial body, topped with a large peach-shaped spire. The interior of the pagoda chamber uses a thick-walled hollow wooden floor structure, with an inner diameter of about 2 meters. A wooden staircase once allowed visitors to ascend the pagoda in a spiral to the top.

　　The exact year of the pagoda's construction is unknown, but according to inscriptions on the wind bells, it was completed no later than the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. The Lijun Pagoda was first built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and underwent three major renovations between the 54th year of the Kangxi reign (1715) and the 59th year of the Qianlong reign (1794) of the Qing Dynasty. In 1986, the Regional Cultural Relics Management Committee carried out a comprehensive restoration of the pagoda.

　　During the 1986 restoration, a number of precious artifacts were discovered inside the pagoda’s finial, including 19 bronze statues, 1 pottery Buddha statue, 6 bronze mirrors, 7 ink-inscribed tablets, 1 copper-inscribed tablet, 2 volumes of scriptures, and a number of ancient coins.

　　Transportation: Accessible via Bus Routes 5 and 10

　　Phone

　　0951-6723298

　　Admission Fee

　　5 RMB

　　Opening Hours

　　8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

　　Location

　　Approximately 24 kilometers southwest of Yongning County in Yinchuan, on the western side of Lijun Town