Lanzhou - Mountain of the White Pagoda

In the north of the city stands Baitashan, named after the seven-story 17m/56ft high White Pagoda, which was erected on the summit under the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and subsequently rebuilt in the middle of the 15th C. From here there is a superb view. Together with the sacred buildings surrounding it, the pagoda forms the focal point of a public park, laid out in 1958, which covers an area of 8000sq.m/1.5acres.