Chinese Pagodas - Chinese Pagoda, Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Four Gates Pagoda, Three Pagodas, Songyue Pagoda, Iron Pagoda, Tianning Temple (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 123. Not illustrated. Chapters: Chinese Pagoda, Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Four Gates Pagoda, Three Pagodas, Songyue Pagoda, Iron Pagoda, Tianning Temple, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Liaodi Pagoda, Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, Daqin Pagoda, Nine Pinnacle Pagoda, Youguo Temple, Liuhe Pagoda, Bao'en Temple, Pizhi Pagoda, Dragon-And-Tiger Pagoda, Huqiu Tower, Leifeng Pagoda, Lingxiao Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Beisi Pagoda, Xumi Pagoda, Pagoda of Cishou Temple, Baochu Pagoda, Baoguang Temple, Twin Pagoda Temple, Pagoda of Bailin Temple, Fawang Temple, Pagoda of Monk Wansong, Zhenfeng Pagoda, Jade Peak Pagoda, Stone Pagoda Temple, Zhidu Temple Pagoda, Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple, Fragrant Hills Pagoda, Qizu Pagoda, Yingying Pagoda, Duobao Glazed Pagoda, Kuiguang Pagoda, Ayuwang Pagoda, Futuci Pagoda. Excerpt: Chinese Pagodas (Chinese: pinyin: T) are a traditional part of Chinese architecture, and is evolved from the stupa from the Indian subcontinent. In addition to religious use, since ancient times Chinese pagodas have been praised for the spectacular views which they offer, and many famous poems in Chinese history attest to the joy of scaling pagodas. The Lingxiao Pagoda of Zhengding, Hebei, built in 1045 AD during the Song Dynasty, with little change in later renovations.The modern pagoda is coming from the Indian stupa, a tomb-like structure where sacred relics could be kept safe and venerated. The architectural structure of the stupa has spread across Asia, taking on many diverse forms as details specific to different regions are incorporated into the overall design. The Chinese word for stupa, ta, is an abbreviated translation (from tapo) of the Sanskrit Stupa. The origins of the word Pagoda are obscure. In modern usage, the word Stupa and Pagoda refer to the same thing. The Pagoda's original purpose was to house relics and sa...