The White Pagoda ( , '' Bai Ta '' , " White Tower " ) is a high stupa placed on the highest point on Jade Flower Island , built to honour the visit of the 5th Dalai Lama in 1651 . Its body is made of white stone . Sun , moon and flame engravings decorate the surface of the tower . Destroyed by the 1679 Sanhe-Pinggu earthquake , it was rebuilt the following year , and restored again in 1976 because of the Tangshan earthquake near Beijing . A reliquary , secreted inside the structure are Buddhist scriptures , monk 's mantles and alms bowl , and the bones of monks ( their remains after cremation )
Tangshan earthquake
1976 Tangshan earthquake
Beihai Park