Iron Pagoda

Last Update: 2013-4-24; By liubinjustdoit   

Kaifeng Travel Guide
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The Iron Pagoda Park takes up 51.24 hectares, 9.62 of which is water area. Stepping in this park, you can see Potted Landscapes Garden, Top Pagoda Stone Tablet, Sukhavati Memorial Gateway, Quiet Garden, Conjuncture Hall, and Iron Pagoda successively. To make the history of Iron Pagoda better understood by tourists, Iron Pagoda History & Art Museum has been built. Besides, there are delicate small gardens, Bamboo Garden, Plum Garden, Enjoyment Garden, to name a few.

Tie (Iron) Pagoda, originally named Kaibao Temple Pagoda, also named Linggan Pagoda or Shangwen Temple Pagoda. Built of brown glazed bricks, the pagoda looks iron-colored from a distance, thus getting the name-Iron Pagoda. This 900-year-old pagoda has weathered various disasters, namely wars, floods, earthquakes. It has attracted renown as the best pagoda in China.

Important Tips on Iron Pagoda

Location:

No 210, North Gate Street ( Beimendajie) , Kaifeng city.

Ticket Price:

20 Yuan

Opening Time:
7:00-19:00

How to get there:

Bus Route:NO.1, 3, 20

Tips:

This pagoda , even though a little bit leaning to the southeast now,  has been standing at this place for almost one thousand years.  Even Chairman Mao was amazed by its long history and strongness when he came here in 1952.

 

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posted by liubinjustdoit at 2008-11-3 9:57:00

Climbing this old pagoda is a lot of fun. There are 168 steps inside, and it is steep, narrow, and dark. There is also a lake here , on which people can row a boat. This park is very big, therefore it's a good place to take a walk and relax, especially early in the moring.

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