Central YúnnánSights

Monument sights in Central Yúnnán

  1. A

    West Pagoda

    Attached is a compound that is a popular spot for older people to drink tea, chat and thwack mah jong tiles around (if not get a shave and a haircut). This Tang pagoda can't be climbed, nor is the temple complexe open, but it is aging as gracefully as the neighbourhood gentrifies around it.

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  2. Qianxun Pagoda

    The tallest of the three pagodas, Qianxun Pagoda, has 16 tiers that reach a height of 70m. It was originally erected in the mid-9th century by engineers from Xī'ān. It is flanked by two smaller 10-tiered pagodas, each of which is 42m high.

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  3. B

    East Pagoda

    The East Pagoda is a Tang pagoda that was, according to Chinese sources, destroyed by an earthquake; Western sources say it was destroyed by the Muslim revolt.

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