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Triple Pagodas
Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, commonly known as
Dali Three Pagodas, and located in the Chongsheng Temple, northwest of
Dali City in Yunnan Province, it is a major national treasure under
preservation.
Standing like three legs of a tripod, the Chongsheng Three Pagodas
made of bricks were built a thousand years ago.
Straight and towering, the Quadrangular Qianxun Pagoda, the main one
was exquisitely constructed, with multiple tiers of eaves. It has 16
storeys and a height of 69.13 meters. In the central part of each
facade, a shrine was built and a Buddha statue of white marble
installed. The two other pagodas of 10
 stories are 42.19 meters high.
They are solid and beautiful, and in octagonal shape. Coated with
white mud, and carved with a shrine, Buddha statue, lotus flowers,
etc. on each story, the pagodas look elegant and stately.
On top of the pagoda are placed three bronze gourds, representative of
the ethnic style. |
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