Pagoda of Jueshan Temple, Ancient Buddhist pagoda in Lingqiu County, China

The Pagoda of Jueshan Temple is an octagonal, solid brick pagoda of thirteen closely spaced eaves, built in 1089 during the Liao Dynasty and standing in the former pagoda courtyard west of the temple. It rises from square and octagonal bases topped by two Sumeru pedestals, whose waist panels hold Buddha figures in arched niches, with guardian figures between the niches and at the corners. Above a railing of geometric and lotus patterns, three rings of lotus petals carry the body, and an iron finial is held by eight iron chains.

Jueshan Temple was founded in 483, the seventh year of the Northern Wei Taihe era, as a royal temple; it is also known as Puzhao Temple. The pagoda was added in 1089, the fifth year of the Liao Da'an era, while all other standing buildings date from Qing Dynasty reconstructions. The temple pagoda was listed in 2001 among the fifth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

The temple is also called Puzhao Temple. Its name is tied to Mount Bijia, on whose western slope it stands, 14 km southeast of Lingqiu County seat. The cliff above the temple holds the Xuanzhongyan Reliquary Cave, also called Cuiyun Cave, 14 m deep and 19 m wide at the mouth, where a three-bay Guanyin Hall was rebuilt from 2000 after being destroyed in the late Cultural Revolution.

The site sits on a mountainous location and is most easily reached from the nearby city of Datong, where bus services connect to Lingqiu County. Good walking shoes are advisable since reaching the temple involves climbing steps and navigating uneven paths around the grounds.

The pagoda is a solid brick structure, not a wooden one: its thirteen brick eaves step outward less and less toward the top, giving the outline a gentle curve. Eight iron chains anchor the iron finial on the pointed roof to the ridges below. The east and west doors on the body are false doors.