Haibao Pagoda, Buddhist pagoda in Xingqing District, China.
Haibao Pagoda is a nine-story brick structure with a square base measuring approximately 20 meters on each side and stands about 54 meters tall. The structure features a distinctive tapering design where each floor becomes progressively narrower as it rises.
The pagoda's founding date is uncertain; 2006 excavations at its base revealed seven cultural layers, leading archaeologists to date its origin to the Northern Dynasties–Sui–Tang period. A 1709 earthquake collapsed its top four stories, and monks rebuilt it in 1712 in the form seen today. A 1738 quake destroyed it entirely, and it was rebuilt a few years later; it was repaired again in 1778.
The pagoda stands inside Haibao Pagoda Temple and is known locally as the "North Pagoda", paired with the Chengtian Temple Pagoda, the "West Pagoda". In the Ming dynasty it was called the "Black Pagoda"; tradition links the name Hebao Pagoda to a restoration by Helian Bobo. The temple grounds became Haibao Park in 2010.
The pagoda closed to visitors in 2008 after the Wenchuan earthquake, and the surrounding Haibao Park was created in 2010. The structure stands on a 5.7-metre square platform reached by steps on its east side, with the tower entrance also facing east. The site lies in a northern suburb of Yinchuan, in the lakes and wetlands of Xingqing District.
The square plan is broken by projecting arched doorways on each face, giving the tower a twelve-sided outline. Iron bells hang at the four corners of every story, and the green-glazed finial is a square peach-shaped spire.
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