Western Pagoda

The Eastern and Western Pagodas are two pagodas, about 200 metres apart, in the Xishan District of , , China. Also known as the Pagoda of the East Temple and the Pagoda of the West Temple, they were constructed in the late eighth or early ninth century AD, under the rule of the Kingdom of Nanzhao.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province and Former Site of the Yunnan YMCA.

Hospital
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is situated 300 metres north of Western Pagoda.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 1 km northeast of Western Pagoda.

Mosque
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is situated 1 km north of Western Pagoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taihe Subdistrict and Tuodong.

Suburb
is a subdistrict in Guandu District, , , China. As of 2020, it has eight residential neighborhoods under its administration:…

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Western Pagoda.

Western Pagoda

Latitude
25.03189° or 25° 1′ 55″ north
Longitude
102.70667° or 102° 42′ 24″ east
Open location code
7PQ42PJ4+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1389530375
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q5330587
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to German—“Western Pagoda” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အရှေ့စေတီနှင့်အနောက်စေတီ”
  • Chinese: “东西寺塔”
  • Chinese: “惠光寺塔和常乐寺塔”
  • Chinese: “東西寺塔”
  • German: “West Tempel Pagode”

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