Brief information on Square Pagoda Park (Fangta Gongyuan)  

Located in Songjiang District, the Square Pagoda was erected in the Northern Song Dynasty (949AD) and had been reconstructed in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties for several times before it was rebuilt in 1975-1977. Made of wood and bricks, the 9-storey pagoda stands 42.5 meters high inheriting the architectural style of Buddhist square pagoda of the Tang Dynasty and is acknowledged as the most beautiful ancient pagoda in the region south of the Yangtze River. On the west wall of the third floor are two Buddha mural paintings of the Song Dynasty and in the lowest floor is a small jade box in which lies a 40-cm-long bronze statue of the reclining Buddha Sakyamuni accompanied with a silver box and tooth relics of Buddha as well as more than 100 coins of the Song Dynasty. A legendary creature named ”Tan”, which has deer antlers, dragon scale, lion tail, and ox hoofs, can be seen on the brick screen wall in the front of the pagoda. The pagoda today is surrounded by a ”classical garden,” which is dotted with bridges, pavilions and stone formations.

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Hours: 08:00-17:00
Address: No. 235, Middle Zhongshan Rd., Songjiang District
Transportation: take special tourist bus to Square Pagoda at Songjiang bus station or Jinjiang Leyuan subway station
Admission: CNY12
Others: Best Visiting Time: Spring & Summer