【Northern Song Dynasty】Baochu Pagoda

Baochu Pagoda (保俶塔) is one of the iconic Buddhist buildings in the West Lake Cultural Landscape. It was built in the first year of Taiping Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty (976 AD). Together with Leifeng Pagoda, it forms the famous view of two pagodas (one in the south and one in the north of the West Lake) facing each other across the West Lake. It is said that "Baochu Pagoda is like a slim beauty and Leifeng Pagoda an old monk". The pagoda is located on the eastern ridge of Precious Stone Hill (宝石山) on the north side of the West Lake. It was originally a pavilion-style brick and wood structure when it was first built. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times after the Song and Yuan dynasties. The current pagoda is what is left after its restoration in 1933, the 22nd year of the Republic of China era. The pagoda is slender and straight, and consists of three parts: the base, the body, and the spire. Both the base and body of the pagoda are octagonal in plane, with a total of seven floors and a total height of 45.3 meters. The area around the pagoda was titled "Precious Stone Phoenix Pavilion" in the "Eighteen Scenes of West Lake" and "Twenty-Four Scenes of Hangzhou" in the 18th century.

Address: On Precious Stone Hill, Baoshiqianshan Road, Beishan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou (杭州市西湖区北山路宝石前山路宝石山上)

Telephone: +86 571 87996663

Opening hours: All day