# Muta Temple (木塔寺)

Zhangye, Gansu Province · Northwest, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥25
- **Opening hours:** 8：00—17：00
- **Time needed:** 1 hour
- **Getting there:** Near Giant Buddha Temple Cultural Square (bus stop)
- **Good for:** History & Culture

## About Muta Temple

The surviving wooden pagoda is a rebuilt brick-and-timber structure, and climbing it offers a view over the city of Zhangye. However, it is far less grand than the purely wooden, rotating pagoda described in Marco Polo's travel accounts. It now houses the Gaotai Folk Customs Museum.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 738. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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