The real name of the pagoda, located in Fogong (Buddha's Palace) Temple in the northwestern corner of the county town of Yingxian, is Sakyamuni Pagoda. Since it was built completely of timber ...

but the plan was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. It remains unclear when the reopening ceremony will be held, officials said. The renovation project began in 2009, and the pagoda ...

The pagoda has an irregular octagonal plan, which looks like a square with four corners cut off. It is designed so that the circumference of its base measures exactly the same as its height ...