Yinshan Pagoda Forest

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The Yinshan Pagoda Forest or the pagodas on the Silver Mountain ( Chinese  银山 塔林 , Pinyin Yínshān tǎ lín ) northwest of the village of Haizi in the Beijing district of Changping is a group consisting of seven pagodas, five of them from the time of the Jury dynasty or Jin- Dynasty (1115-1234) and two from the Mongol dynasty and Yuan dynasty at the site of the Buddhist Fahua temple and Dayanshang temple. They are located just a few kilometers from the Thirteen Ming Tombs .

The Yinshan Pagodas from the time of the Jin and Yuan dynasties have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-153) since 1988 .

The park has been closed for renovation work since July 2014 (as of July 2015). Access is not possible.

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Coordinates: 40 ° 19 ′ 18 ″  N , 116 ° 19 ′ 16 ″  E