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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 the 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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