Yinshan Pagoda Forest

Visitor info

Opening hours: 08:00-16:30
Ticket: CNY 20

Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.

A pagoda-cluster scenic area in Changping District, home of "Yinshan Tiebi" (Silver Mountain, Iron Wall), one of the "Eight Scenic Views of Yanping": the cliff rock is black as iron and winter snow lies silver-white, hence the name. More than ten ancient pagodas of the Liao–Jin era Fahua Temple pagoda complex survive; the dense-eave brick pagodas are exquisitely formed and the site is a nationally protected major historical and cultural site, inspiring the folk saying "the pagodas of Yinshan are too many to count". Admission CNY 20; reachable by Changping bus or self-drive; combine with the Ming Tombs (Shisanling) for a Changping day trip.

Getting there: Changping bus / self-drive

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