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Five-Pagoda Temple is located in the southeast section of Hohhot City, capital city of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. There are five exquisite pagodas built on top of a Buddhist building, hence the name Five-Pagoda Temple. In fact, the pagodas are what have made this temple famous. It's also known by another name, the Jingangzuo Sheli Baota.
The Five-Pagoda Temple is an important Tibetan Buddhist temple. The pagoda in it is 16.5 meters (54.1 feet) high. There are over 1,000 Buddha statues carved on the body of the pagoda. Only the pagoda in Zhenjue Temple in Beijing resembles the shape of this one. However in terms of the art of architecture, the pagoda in Hohhot is more exquisite.
The pagoda consists of three parts; the foundation, Jingangzuo, and the five square pagodas. The vivid carvings and designs on the pagoda are finely made, and it is representative of the architectural achievements that were made in the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).
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