Jade Peak Pagoda
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The Jade Peak Pagoda is a Chinese pagoda on Jade Spring Hill near Beijing, China.
It is a 30m high, seven-storey octagonal brick and stone pagoda that was built to imitate Cishou Pagoda of Jiangtian Temple, Golden Hill, near Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. Its was designed to appear similar to wooden structures. All eight sides on every level feature doors and windows. The walls are thick, and the interior features a wide spiral stone staircase. Niches in the walls of each storey include carved couplets by the Qianlong Emperor, and once held a set of bronze Buddhas.
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