Baima Pagoda White Horse Pagoda
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White Horse Pagoda was originally built in 386 AD. Taking the advantage of its geographic location it became a major stop on Silk Road.
The White Horse Pagoda has nine-storage, with a height of 12 meters
and a width of 7 meters. People repaired the structure in every
dynasty, therefore the White Horse Pagoda keeps its original beauty
and always take the lead among the tourist attractions in Dunhuang
as is regarded as "scenery within the scenery".
It was said that Emperor Fu Jian of the Former Qin sent General Lu
Guang against the western regions and won completely. When he came
back to the capital , he tooke Kumarajiva, the famous translator of
Buddhist Scriptures from the Qiuci Kingdom of the western region
who used the white horse carrying the Buddhist Scriptures, but the
white horse died in Dunhuang. So the White Horse Pagoda was built
in memory of the white horse.
In fact, in the long history of Buddhism, along the Silk Road
believers had built many temples and caves, in order to pay their
respect to those monks who had dedicated their life to the
spreading of the Buddhism. The White Horse Pagoda is just one of
these buildings and tourists who want to cover the ancient Silk
Road will not miss the opportunity to visit it.