Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda (Fangta Garden)

Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda, originally named Chongjiao Treasure Pagoda, is commonly known as Fangta. It was built in the fourth year of Jianyan during the Southern Song Dynasty (1130), located at No. 7-0, Tahou Street, Changshu City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda is a nine-story, four-sided wooden eaves tower-style brick pagoda with a helmet-shaped top, with a total height of 67.58 meters. The wooden components and the style of the pagoda body still retain the architectural style and construction characteristics of the Song Dynasty. Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda provides a transitional example for revealing the evolution and development of the ancient building's corner beam structure in the Jiangnan region, which is a process from a gentle upward curvature gradually developing into a high and towering one. On May 25, 2006, Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units. Fangta Garden