Fotu Temple Pagoda, locally known as the "Snake Bone Pagoda," stands at the foot of Cangshan's Xieyang Peak in Yangping Village, Xiaguan, Dali. Built during the Nanzhao period (circa 823–840 AD), it is a thirteen-story square hollow brick pagoda of the dense-eave style, rising 30.07 meters. Named after the adjacent temple and stylistically akin to the Qianxun Pagoda at Chongsheng Temple, it was listed as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site in 2006. Long confused with the Bai legend of "Duan Chicheng slaying the python," it was officially identified as Fotu Temple Pagoda in 1981 based on inscriptions found during restoration.
