Baoyun Temple Pagoda
Baoyun Temple Pagoda
CHINA, Hebei, Hengshui
Baoyun means Treasured Cloud. The pagoda is located within Baoyun Temple and was built during the Tang dynasty (618–907). It was repaired in the Song (960–1279), Ming (1368–1644), and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. It was listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site in 2006.
The eight-story, octagonal, brick pagoda faces south and is 32.6 m high. On the south side of the first story there is a 2.5 m high niche, which houses a stone Buddha statue. The eaves are supported by brick bracket sets. The gourd-shaped spire is made from white stone. The first to the fifth stories are hollow inside, with stairs running along the walls of the pagoda. From the sixth story there is a chamber inside with wooden floorboards. The chambers can be accessed by wooden ladders.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 58.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F},
pages = 58,
title = {{Baoyun Temple Pagoda}},
volume = 1,
year = {2016}}