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22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

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5 Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi province

22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province,is a masterpiece of China's Buddhist architecture. Originally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618 AD- 907 AD), it functioned to house Buddhist sutras that were brought from India by the monk Xuanzang.[Photo/CFP]

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