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The millennium-old wooden tower

I photographed at Yingxian County in Shanxi. The wooden pagoda was built in about 1056 C.E. It is on a four-meter-high groundwork with a total height of 67.31 meters, and a diameter of 30.27 meters at its bottom. It is the oldest surviving wooden tower in the world.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Yingxian County, China
Copyright: © Xiang Yi