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while the Sun Pagoda was built out in the lake. The Sun Pagoda has an octagonal base, is faced with bronze, has nine stories, and is 41 m (135 ft) tall. The Sun Pagoda is the tallest bronze pagoda in the world and is one of the few pagodas in the world that has an
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who is the patron of the Chinese Zodiac. The Sun Pagoda is connected to the Moon Pagoda via an underwater glass tunnel and its ground floor contains a
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Shan Lake was drained and the areas was excavated. The excavation located the original foundations and several artifacts including historic
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for blessings. The elevator only goes to the sixth level and visitors must climb stairs to see the finger bone of Buddha
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in accordance with the theme of the park. The museum also has reliefs of the
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Affiliation
Buddhism
Sect
Mahayana
Prefecture
Guilin
Guangxi
Sun and Moon Pagodas is located in Guangxi
Sun and Moon Pagodas is located in China
Guilin
Geographic coordinates
25°16′16″N 110°17′42″E / 25.271°N 110.295°E / 25.271; 110.295
Style
Chinese architecture
Chinese
pinyin
pagodas
Guilin
moat
Tang dynasty
Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Shan Lake
elevator
Pit Stop
the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race
japa mala

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