Five Pagoda Temple
Five-Pagoda Temple, also called Jingangzuo Dagoba, used to be one building of the Cideng Temple. Cideng Temple had been ruined and only the five-pagoda remains and got its present name. Built of stone and bricks, the temple is 13 meters high and is composed of three parts: the base, the seat and the top (five pagodas). In the lower seat there are exquisite inscriptions of Diamond Sutra written in Mongolian, Tibetan and Sanskrit. The upper part of the base is a niche for a statue of Buddha and four Devarajas.
Five pagodas standing side by side on the seat, the central one has seven stories while the rest on the four corners are all five-story high. In the first floor of these pagodas, there are brick carvings of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Bodhi trees and so on. While in the floors above there are a great number of niches for statues of Buddha in different shapes totaling 1563. In addition, an astronomical chart and two Buddhism pictures are carved delicately onto a wall behind the pagodas, which are valuable cultural relics.
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Hometown of the great conqueror Genghis Khan, Hohhot is quite different from China's inner areas with the surroundings of expansive grassland and numerous temples. It serves as the main entrance point for tours of the grassland.
5 Day Essence of Inner Mongolia Tour
If you are tired of mountains, hot springs and historical sites, why not choose Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, one of China's most extraordinary places, to enjoy its stunning grasslands and the bleak Gobi desert? In this 5 days you will ride on horseback on Huitengxile grassland, try activities and trips to the aobaos to visit traditional families. You will like the Mongolian folk song and dance performance and campfire party, enjoy a windy night under a tapestry of shining stars. You will watch the sunrise of grassland in morning, ride camel in the desert and surf on the sand.
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