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Yingxian Wooden Pagoda to apply for world cultural heritage

Updated: 2011-03-29 10:58

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Yingxian Wooden Pagoda to apply for world cultural heritage

File photo taken on Sept. 8, 2008 shows tourists pay a visit to Yingxian Wooden Pagoda,
north China's Shanxi Province. The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, also named Sakyamuni Pagoda
of Fogong Temple, is to apply for the world cultural heritage site. The Pagoda is
regarded as the highest and oldest wooden structure in the world. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda to apply for world cultural heritage

File photo taken on Sept. 8, 2008 shows tourists pay a visit to Yingxian Wooden Pagoda,
north China's Shanxi Province. The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, also named Sakyamuni Pagoda
of Fogong Temple, is to apply for the world cultural heritage site. The Pagoda is
regarded as the highest and oldest wooden structure in the world. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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