A Song Dynasty Ashoka Tower
The tallest Ashoka Tower found so far in China from the basement of the ruined Buddhist temple in Nanjing. Collection…
Shanghai in the 19th Century
Longhua Pagoda, located in Xuhui District in Shanghai CBD, was initially built with timber during the Three Kingdoms Period in…
The Gobi Desert Around Dunhuang Grottoes
The lakes disappeared for more than 300 years from the Gobi Desert around Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province in China's…
Along the Route of the Ancient Silk Road
In 114 BC, Chinese Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty decided to send Zhang Qian as his envoy to the…
China’s Tallest Brick Pagoda Leaning to the East
Wenfeng Pagoda (Cultural Peak Pagoda) in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, was built at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the…
A 1000-Year-Old Brick Pagoda in Suzhou
Blessing Light Pagoda (瑞光塔) near Pan Water Gate in Suzhou has 8 elevations and 7 floors with a total height…
The World’s Oldest & Tallest Surviving Wooden Pagoda
Ying County Buddhist Pagoda, situated in Shanxi Province in northern China’s Yellow Plateau, is the oldest surviving timber-frame pagoda in…
A Nine Storey Pagoda in a Taoist Temple
Shibaozhi Pagoda (石宝寨塔), built against a 200m high rocky hill facing the Yangtze River in Chongqing, is one of the…