Bayan Hot, China

Baisigou Square Pagoda

Baisigou Square Pagoda was a brick pagoda in Helan County, Ningxia, China, built during the early years of the Western Xia dynasty, circa 1075–1076. It is situated in an isolated location about 10 km into the Baisigou Valley on the eastern side of the Helan Mountains, northwest of Yinchuan, but may have been the site of an important Buddhist temple during the Western Xia. The pagoda was illegally destroyed in 1990; archaeological investigation of the ruins has uncovered a large number of Tangut artefacts and Buddhist relics, including books and manuscripts written in the Tangut language and script.

City
Bayan Hot
Country
China
Category
Religious
Suggested visit
About 45 minutes

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