Flower Pagoda or Flowery Pagoda (花塔) at the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees or Liurong Temple (六榕寺), and rooftops, Guangzhou (广州)

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AB-s03

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University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: AB-s03. Photograph by A. Chan (Ya Zhen). Written on back of print in pencil: 166. The Hua Ta (花塔 Flower, or Flowery, Pagoda) was first constructed in 1047. It is often simply referred to by the name of the temple it is a part of, i.e. 六榕寺 Liurong si = Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. Su Dongpo wrote a poem about the six luxuriant banyan trees, after a visit in 1100. The pagoda is nine stories on the outside, but seventeen stories inside. See Hu-s06, Hv40-51, UB01-19 and VH03-70.