Sakyamuni Wooden Pagoda in Ying County in northwest Buddhist Temple Temple, commonly known as the Ying County Wooden Pagoda. Years built in the Liao Ning Qing (AD 1056), Jin Mingchang six years (AD 1195) upgrading is completed. Is the highest and most ancient of the existing wooden tower of a building. A national key cultural relics protection units.
Pagoda built on the platform in the four-meter high, 67.31 meters high tower, the bottom diameter of 30.27 meters, was flat octagonal. Elevation first floor eavesThe above layers are Dan Yan, a total of five six canopies, and concealed layer sandwiched between layers, in fact, nine. Because the underlying and a corridor for the eaves, so the appearance of the six tower roof. Layers are used inside and outside the wooden supports twice, each with 24 columns outside, there are eight, between the use of a number of wooden pillars bracing, beams, Fang and columns to form the complex in different directions wooden beam . The building itself, art compact, stable form solemn.
North and south of the tower bottom to open a door. Located above the second floor flat seat railing week, each equipped with wooden stairs, visitors climb step by step up to the top. Two to fiveEach layer has four doors, located wooden partition board, adequate light, lean on a railing overlooking out, Hang Yue such as the screen, like with a dry sauna, panoramic view, relaxed and happy.
For the octagonal tower save point type, on the stand iron brake, beautifully produced, with the tower coordination, more so magnificent pagoda. Tower with wind chimes on each floor eaves, breeze blowing, ding-dong sound, very sweet.

User Tip: It is now only open to the second layer, the second layer on the pagoda';s side to see the earthquakeImpact is getting bigger, and the floor has been heavily skewed, and is currently being repair.

Compared with other domestic famous tower, should be less of the county pagoda carving, have become more simple, though not richly ornamented, but the simple dignified appearance, staggered rigorous structure, the same so that the viewer moved.

Recommended Tour: Wooden Tower to be the most convenient route is by bus from Datong to, from about 80 kilometers an hour can be. It can be arranged in line hunyuan the Monastery Tour, start from Datong City, the first visit hunyuan Monastery, and then go visit the Wooden Pagoda in Ying County, the last county to be returned from Datong, compact some of the tour just a day away.

Can be as early as half past seven in the Datong railway station take the mini-bus tour, direct access to scenic spots.

61 yuan (1 yuan including insurance).
Hours :7:00-19: 00