Shaoguan Museum

The pagoda stands on a small island at the confluence of the Zhenjiang and Wujiang rivers. It can be viewed from the riverside near Zhongshan Park, where the closest public viewing point is located.

The former temple of Huineng (the sixth patriarch of Zen Buddhism) and the location of his mummified remains. As such, the temple is an important pilgrimage site for practitioners of Zen Buddhism.