Feiying Pagoda

Feiying Pagoda Introduction

Introduction
Feiying Pagoda is located in Huzhou City of Zhejiang Province at Chinese eastern coast. There is a delicately carved stone pagoda inside and a high brick-and-stone pagoda outside. Among all the ancient pagodas, it is the o­nly o­ne pagoda with a pagoda in it in China. Feiying Pagoda was originally located in the yard of Sheli Stone Pagoda o­n the west side of Feiying Temple in the fifth year (864) of the Xiantong reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with a name of Zisheng Temple. It was called Shangcheng Temple in the fifth year (885) of the Zhonghe reign, and got the present name in the second year (1005) of the Ningjingde reign.

Feiying Pagoda Features

Highlights
The Pagoda, made of white stones, takes the style of an attic-style pagoda imitating a wood structure with carved stones stacked up piece by piece. It has 5 storeys, with an extant height of 14.55 meters. The pedestal is carved with Nine Mountains and Eight Seas with the heavenly seat o­n it. Lotus, flowers and branches were carved o­n the heavenly seat. In the middle of the Pagoda vivid lions in different postures are carved o­n the walls. Above are the pagoda body, platform and eaves. o­n the pillars of the Pagoda there are names of almgivers. Every floor has doors and niches alternated with each other. Each door has a door plank made of solid wood with doornails o­n it. Above the door there is a window with straight lattices. Rafters, upturned eaves, round-ended tiles, dripping eaves, animals o­n ridge-poles and corner girders o­n the eave are all carved vividly

Feiying Pagoda Tickets

Fee and opening hours
Admission: 10RMB
Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

Feiying Pagoda Transporation

Traffic
Bus: 4,5
Car: Huhang highway, Hangning highway, Nanjing-suyang highway, road104, road 318, road 320.