The Songyue Temple Pagoda is the oldest extant large pagoda in China. Its structure and style are consummate among ancient pagodas. It was constructed in 520 during the Northern Dynasties.
The pagoda stands on a hill at the western edge of the ruins of the ancient county town of Fuliang in present-day Jingdezhen. It was originally a pagoda at Xita Temple and is known as Red Pagoda ...