| Wanbu
Huayanjing Pagoda stands eleven miles east of the city.
It used to be a place where nearly ten thousand volumes
of Huayan Scripture were preserved and so got its name.
Wanbu means ten thousand volumes and Huayanjing means
Huayan Scripture. The pagoda is white all through thus
has another name White Pagoda (Bai Ta).
This
pagoda is by far the most exquisite one kept today dating
from the Liao Dynasty (907-1125). It is a brick-wood structure
about one hundred and fifty feet tall and looks magnificent.
There are spiral stairs inside and you can climb up to
look far into the distance.
The
bricks on its surface were carved with fine pictures.
Inside you can find many scriptures written in different
language including Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian, and the
languages of Nvzhen, Qidan and other ethnic groups which
demonstrate that each nationality has associated and exchanged
culture with each other for a long time.
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