China attractions - The Haibao Pagoda was ruined several times in earthquakes and underwent several repairs. The present 11-storey pagoda was the result of reconstruction during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. After reconstruction, it had two fewer storeys than the original one and the brick steps inside it were changed into wooden steps, which spiral upwards to the top. On the top of the pagoda, visitors will have a good view of Yinchuan City.

The top floor provides what has been known since the Ming and Qing dynasties as one of Ningxia's eight major sceneries -- a panoramic view of Yinchuan, whose landscape is suggestive of the scenery south of the Yangtze River.

The steeple of Haibao Pagoda is different from that of other pagodas. It is peach-shaped and built of green glazed bricks. The only other pagoda with such a steeple is the one in Chengtian Temple in Yinchuan.

At the foot of the pagoda there is an ancient Buddhist temple, where the Ningxia Society of Buddhism is located. The Haibao Temple is sequestered in the shadow of luxuriant trees, with its pavilions, terraces and halls arranged with a picturesque taste. Since ancient times, the temple has been the sight of an annual temple fair which falls on the 15th of the seventh lunar month.

Located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of downtown Yinchuan in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the Haibao Pagoda Temple is one of the major Buddhist temples opened to public in China. And, the pagoda in the temple is the most ancient Buddhist architecture in Ningxia, and is among the first group of national key cultural relics sites.