Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is located inside Fogong Temple, Ying County, Shanxi province [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. It is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056, during the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty. The pagoda was initially built by Emperor Daozong of Liao Dynasty to honor his grandmother. The pagoda features fifty-four different kinds of bracket arms in its construction; the greatest amount for any Liao Dynasty structure between each outer story of the pagoda is a mezzanine layer where the bracket arms are located on the exterior. It is kept well going through almost one thousand year’s flood and wind erosion. The tooth relic stored in the pagoda is a Buddhist halidom. There are always some swallow flying around it day and night.
Hanging Temple
The Hanging Temple is located in Heng Mountain, datong, shanxi Province. What’s interesting is the Hanging Temple [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is the only one reserved temple which combines Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. That’s why it was protected by emperors from each dynasty since it was built. The most notable feature of the hanging Temple is its construction location, built on a sheer precipice, it avoided damage from strong wind, flood, and heavy rain. Except for the ingenious construction and profound religion culture, the Hanging Temple also stores many precious statues and calligraphy. There are two big characters carved into the big stone under the temple, which was left by Libai, who is one of the best poets in the Chinese history.
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