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The mountain stands at the northern bank of the Yellow
River and has its name after the white pagoda on top of it, the White Pagoda
Hill Park is a large, It is a nice place for strolling, with green forests,
scattered pavilions, teahouses and, from its heights, some good views of
both the churning river and the city beyond. The nearby bridge, Zhongshan
Bridge, was the old crossing point for travelers and merchants who were
then to head north on the Silk Road.
The park was named after the White Pagoda Temple that crowns the summit
of it's steeply terraced slopes. This temple was first constructed in the
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 AD), allegedly under orders from the despot Genghis
Khan to commemorate a Tibetan lama. The temple was then rebuilt and expanded
in the Ming (1368-1644 AD) and Qing (1644-1911 AD) Dynasties. Nowadays the
center point of the temple is an octangular, The pagoda is structured in
7 terraces with an octagonal body in a height of 17 m. There are a few more
sights that are worth visiting here. |
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