The Pagoda Forest by the Shaolin Temple, HeNan province

The largest pagoda forest in China.

There are 228 stone or brick pagodas here built from 791 AD (Tang dynasty) onwards. The number of levels (always an odd number) is related to the achievements of the associated Buddhist master.

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HeNan map

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