Binzhou Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda in Shaanxi

The Binzhou Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda, also known as the 'Bin Pagoda' or 'Bin County Pagoda', is commonly referred to as the 'Leifeng Pagoda'. It is located in the city of Binzhou, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. The pagoda was established in the fifth year of Huangyou of the Northern Song Dynasty (1053), and is an octagonal seven-story pavilion-style brick pagoda. Each side of the base is 5.6 meters long, with a total height of 47.84 meters, and a single wall is hollow. The Binzhou Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda has two arched doors on the south and north of the base, and four arched doors are set on each floor above the second floor. The positions of the upper and lower floors are staggered layer by layer, each floor is made of imitation wood structure with three rooms, each floor has eaves, the top of the pagoda is a brick-built spire, and a iron pagoda is placed on top. The overall appearance of the pagoda is tall and beautiful, showing the superb architectural art of the Tang and Song Dynasties. On June 25, 2001, the Bin County Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.