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2024.11.22 12:07 GMT+8

Pagoda at Bao'en Temple: Chinese emperor's gift to mother

Updated 2024.11.22 12:07 GMT+8
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The nine-tier pagoda at Bao'en Temple is the tallest structure in the old quarter of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN

The nine-tier pagoda at Bao'en Temple is the tallest structure in the old quarter of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN

The nine-tier pagoda at Bao'en Temple is the tallest structure in the old quarter of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN

The nine-tier pagoda at Bao'en Temple is the tallest structure in the old quarter of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN

Originally built over 1,700 years ago, the nine-tier pagoda at Bao'en (meaning "Repaying Kindness") Temple in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, stands as a testament to an emperor's love for his mother. Today, the pagoda remains one of the tallest of its kind in China.

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