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Three Pagoda Temple
 The
three elegant pagodas arise on the Cangshan
Mountain slope overlooking the Erhai Lake.
The tallest of the three, Qianxun Pagoda,
has 16 tiers that reach a height of 69.13
metres. Its structure, similar to the Small
Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi
Province, is in an architectural style typical
of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The two smaller
pagodas to its west and north, each 42.19
metres high with ten tiers, have a luxurious
appearance with their exquisite carvings.
They were built in the Five Dynasties (907-960).
More than 600 rare relics of the states
of Nanzhao and Dali were discovered in the
three pagodas during the 1978 reconstruction,
making them even more famous.
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