Located on the western slope of Yu Hill (Yu shan), the White Pagoda (Bai ta), together with the temple surrounding it and a nearby exhibition of a Song Dynasty tomb, is one of the most famous Buddhist venues in Fuzhou. Legend has it that when the pagoda was first built, a huge night-luminescent pearl was discovered during excavation of its' foundations. Originally a 41-meter-tall wood-brick construction, it was razed to the ground by a fire ignited by lightening some 500 years ago. It took the people of Fuzhou fourteen years to rebuild the pagoda from scratch. Now people can climb to the top floor of the pagoda and get a bird's eye view of the city proper.

How to get White Pagoda : Located within the Yushan Scenic Area, on the first path to the left after the entrance.