What is the landmark building in Hohhot

Came to the city of Hohhot, how can not feel the local culture, and what can best show the culture, is the building. So what are the landmarks of Hohhot? This issue of Hohhot culture will introduce you to the local landmarks of Hohhot, have time to go walk ah.

The Vajra Seat Relic Pagoda is located in the southeast of the old city of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, because there are five square stupas on the pedestal, so it is called the Five Pagodas Temple, which was built in the Qing Dynasty in the Yongzheng period (18th century AD).

The tower is built in masonry as a structure, the tower is about 13 meters high, built on the pedestal of the rectangular vajra seat, the following is the Sumeru Seat, the girdle part of the brick carving of lions, elephants, Dharma wheels, gold-winged birds, and vajra pestle and other patterns and motifs; the seat of the body of the lower part of the inlaid montana, Tibet, Sanskrit three kinds of text by the book of the vajra scriptures, the font is very neat, carving, meticulous; the upper half of the thousands of niches, niche there is a statue of the Buddha sitting, the two sides of the vase column, the vase columns. On both sides of the vase pillar, the niche for the Sanskrit six words of truth, the south side of the center of the coupon door, the door is next to the four heavenly kings. The door is set in the center of the "Vajra Shari Pagoda" stone plaque written in Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese characters. Door no beam hall, the southeast corner of the stairs leading to the seat, the seat set up five small tower, tower after the wall embedded with Mongolian astronomical chart carvings, is the study of Mongolia Tianwen history of important materials.

Tower was built in the Qing Yongzheng years, about 16 meters high, the tower are made of glazed bricks, the lower part of the tower is inscribed with three kinds of text Vajra Sutra, the upper part of the thousands of small gilt Buddha, carving exquisite, exquisite and beautiful is a masonry Lamaism tower, and the capital of Beijing Da Zhenjueji Temple of the Five Towers compared to the same, is not inferior.

Vajra Seat Relic Pagoda, the original Cidian Temple (commonly known as the five towers of the temple) within a building. The other buildings in the temple have long been collapsed and destroyed, only this tower survives alone. Vajra relic pagoda commonly known as the five towers. Located in the old city of hohhot five tower temple street. Originally for the Cidian Temple (commonly known as the five tower temple) within a building. Temple has long been destroyed, but the pagoda stands tall. Tower system of masonry, 13 meters high, the plane is rectangular.

Vajra seat built on the pedestal, the lower layer of the Sumeru seat, waist part of the brick carving of lions, elephants, Dharma wheels, gold winged crows and mortar and pestle and other patterns and patterns; seat the lower half of the body inlaid with Mongolian, Tibetan and Sanskrit three kinds of text by the book of the "Vajra Sutra" Scripture, carving detailed, neat font. Vajra seat for the upper part of the niche, the niche in the molding of a statue of Buddha, on both sides of the vase column, the niche for the Sanskrit 6 words of truth, in which the short eaves picked out above. Vajra seat south center open coupon door, the door next to the four heavenly kings, the door embedded in the center of Mongolia, Tibet, Chinese 3 kinds of writing "vajra seat relics pagoda" stone plaque. Inside the door for the beamless hall, east and west corner of the stairs leading to the Vajra seat.

Vajra seat set on five small tower, the center of a 7-story, the other four for the 5-story. The first floor of the tower embedded in the first layer of the Buddha, Bodhisattva, Bodhi tree and other brick carvings; the second layer of the above set up niches, the whole tower **** there are 1,563 small gilt Buddha statues. Tower north of the wall embedded with three fine line carving stone - Mongolian "astronomical map", "six paths of reincarnation map", "Mount Sumeru distribution map ", are precious relics. The whole tower modeling proportions, craftsmanship skills fine and skillful, appear exquisite and beautiful, is a rare ancient art building. Tower after the shadow wall embedded with Mongolian astronomical chart stone carvings, for the study of astronomy history of important information. China's key cultural relics protection units.