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UPDATED: 09:15, September 06, 2006 |
| Tallest wooden pagoda greets 950th birthday |
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A grand celebration for the 950th anniversary of the building of the Sakyamuni Pagoda is held near the ancient pagoda in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 5, 2006. About 30,000 people attended the celebration on Tuesday. Built in 1056 and located some 380 kilometers southwest of China's capital Beijing, the nine-storey Buddhist pagoda is a superb example of ancient China's building and carpentry techniques.
Senior monks bang the huge bell during the celebration for the 950th anniversary of the building of the Sakyamuni Pagoda in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 5, 2006.
Foreigners are seen during the celebration for the 950th anniversary of the building of the Sakyamuni Pagoda in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 5, 2006.
Children perform during the celebration for the 950th anniversary of the building of the Sakyamuni Pagoda in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 5, 2006.
Local residents visit the precious cultural relics discovered from the Sakyamuni Pagoda during the celebration for the 950th anniversary of the building of the Sakyamuni Pagoda in Yingxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 5, 2006.
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