The Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda is located in the southeast of Baita Village in the east suburb of Hohhot City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Commonly called White Pagoda, the Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda was said to be built in Emperor Shengzong's reign (983 -- 1031) of the Liao Dynasty (916-1125). With an octagonal plane, the pagoda has seven storeys and is 45.18 meters high. It has a high pedestal, with supine lotuss on the top, and there are spiral stairs inside and you can climb up to look far into the distance. There are two half-round arches and two square false doors on each floor. The first and second floors enshrine figures of Heavenly Kings, Hercules, and Bodhisattvas. Carved adeptly, these vivid statues are excellent artworks in the Liao Dynasty. There used to be nine contribution steles built in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) embedded in the first floor, but now only six remain extant. Multi-layer interlaced beams on the inner and outer walls and the center form a complete wooden frame.
The bricks on its surface were carved with fine pictures. Inside you can find many scriptures written in different languages including Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian, and the languages of Nuzhen, Khitan and other ethnic groups that demonstrate that each ethnic group has associated and exchanged culture with each other for a long time.
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