Buddhist Pagoda sights in Gānsù

1. Wooden Pagoda

   • Zhāngyè, China
   • Sights › Buddhist pagoda

   In the main square one block north of the Great Buddha Temple, this pagoda is a brick and wooden structure that was first built in AD 528. Note that this pagoda represents wood as the earth stupa represents earth in the Chinese theory of the five elements (wood, earth, water, fire and metal).

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