Bamboo Shoot Pagoda
The so-called bamboo shoots Pagoda (Engl. Bamboo Shoots Pagodas ) or Manfeilong Pagoda ( Chinese 曼飞龙塔 , pinyin Manfeilong tǎ ) is a Hinayana -buddhistische pagodas group of the Diamond Throne Pagoda type in Manfeilong the greater community Menglong of Jinghong , the capital of the Autonomous district Xishuangbanna of Dai in the Chinese province of Yunnan . It was built in 565 according to the Dai calendar (i.e. in 1204).
The central pagoda in the shape of a lotus flower is surrounded by eight smaller pagodas. From a distance, the group of buildings looks like bamboo shoots sprouting in a bamboo thicket in spring, hence their name.
The pagoda has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-157) since 1988 .
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Coordinates: 21 ° 36 ′ 26.1 ″ N , 100 ° 40 ′ 41.7 ″ E