CIIC:Today's featured article/July 18, 2015
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The real name of the pagoda is Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Yingxian County. Since it was built completely of timber, it has been known as the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County. Standing 67.31 m high, it is the only extant large wooden pagoda in China and also the tallest of all ancient wooden structures of the world. The pagoda was built in 1056 during the Liao Dynasty.(More...)
