Dali Three Pagoda

Dali Three Pagoda

The Three Pagodas are made of brick and covered with white mud. As its name implies, the Three Pagodas comprises three independent pagodas forming a symmetric triangle. The elegant, balanced and stately style is unique in China’s ancient Buddhist architectures, which makes it a must-see in the tour of Dali. The Three Pagodas, visible from miles away, has been a landmark of Dali City and selected as a national treasure meriting preservation in China. The main pagoda, known as Qianxun Pagoda, reportedly built during 824-840 AD by king Quan Fengyou of the Nanzhao state, is 69.6 meters(227 feet) high and is one of the tallest pagodas in Chiana’s history. The other two sibling pagodas, built about one hundred years later, stand to the northwest and southwest of Qianxun Pagoda. They are 42.19 meters ( 140 feet) high. Different from Qianxun Pagoda, they are solid and octagonal with ten stories. The center of each side of every story is decorated with a shrine containing a Buddha statue. There is a lake behind them, Named Juying Chi(Reflection pond), the pond is known to be able to reflect images of the Three Pagodas.