Xumi Pagoda
The Xumi Pagoda (
Zhengding, Hebei province, China. This square-base stone and brick pagoda was built in the year 636 AD during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty (618-907). It stands at a height of 48 m (157 ft) and has been well preserved since its initial construction.[1] The monastery
that once surrounded the pagoda, however, has largely been destroyed, with the exception of a few structures.
The pagoda has nine tiers of eaves and a crowning
bixi, a Chinese mythical beast in the shape of a tortoise-like dragon.[1] The left side of the statue had been broken off and missing, until it was found in 2000, during an excavation at a nearby street.[1]
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References
- Harper, Damian (2005). Lonely Planet China: 9th Edition. London: Lonely Planet Books. ISBN 1-74059-687-0.