Hohhot Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda
March 18, 2009 10 views
The Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda is located in the southeast of Baita Village in the east suburb of Hohhot City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The head of a gargoyle-like mythical figure has also been found at the pagoda, and it is believed that the original pagoda was adorned with several ornamental heads of this type, which, in this particular case, seems to be a cross between a dragon and another fantasy creature known as a makura, which is common to India, causing some to speculate that the Khitan version of Buddhism had a very strong link to its country of origin; mainstream Chinese Buddhism had long since become Sinicized.
