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 The
three elegant pagodas
arise on the Cangshan
Mountain slope
overlooking the Erhai
Lake. The tallest of the
three, Qianxun Pagoda,
has 16 tiers that reach
a height of 69.13 metres.
Its structure, similar
to the Small Wild Goose
Pagoda in Xi’an, capital
of Shaanxi Province, is
in an architectural
style typical of the
Tang Dynasty (618-907).
The two smaller pagodas
to its west and north,
each 42.19 metres high
with ten tiers, have a
luxurious appearance
with their exquisite
carvings. They were
built in the Five
Dynasties (907-960).
More than 600 rare
relics of the states of
Nanzhao and Dali were
discovered in the three
pagodas during the 1978
reconstruction, making
them even more famous. |
