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Five Pagoda Temple
China, an East Asian country is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It has a vast cultural history of more than five thousand years and an outstanding natural beauty. On the other hand, this country has remained a comparatively isolated and secluded one, and being a land of mystery, this country is not known to the western half of the world. However, China is rapidly developing and has grown in the phase of modernization, with an immense speed and is also welcoming the outer world to interact and do business with them. The People's Republic of China, PRC comprises most of the historic, cultural and geographic area known as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China, CPC. It is the world's most heavily populated country, with a population of over 1,300,000,000, most of who are classified as the Han Chinese ethnicity.
The Five Pagoda Temple in Hohhot is an only one of its kind temple in China as it features classic Indian style architecture. Built in 1732, the temple is 16 meters in altitude and is covered with glossy bricks. Over 1,500 Buddhas are carved into the walls of the temples as well as texts from the Buddhist scriptures Jingan Jing which are written in Mongolian, Tibetan as well as Sanskrit.
The Five Pagoda Temple is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in China. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place will leave a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justify the proud cultural tradition of China.
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