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White Pagoda Hill

Rising 1,700 meters above sea level and covering an area of threee million square meters. Baitashan was turned into a park in 1958.

The hill took its name from the white pagoda in Baitasi (White Pagoda Temple) on its summit.The pagoda was built to commemorate a Tibetan lama of the Sa-skya-pa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism who died in Lanzhou on his way to Mongolia for an audience with Genghis Khan. Towering 17 meters, the pagoda is a solid brick structure.

Baitasi boasted three treasures-a drum made of elephant skin, a bronze bell, and a shiny-leafed yellowhorn. The tree was planted by Yunxuan, abbot of Ci'ensi (Temple of Grace) but died for lack of water long ago. The other two treasures are still extant. 

White Pagoda Hill Lanzhou

White Pagoda Hill

White Pagoda Hill Park, Lanzhou

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