5 Pagodas, classic India style in Hohhot

A last minute decision to squeeze in a visit to the Five Pagoda Temple was wise. It is a little out of the way, near the Qingcheng Park. There are several small temple structures leading to the pagoda, that have beautiful traditional wall paintings and large central sculptures, but there was also a lovely display of golden sacred statuary worthy of any museum. The main structure is a large gray temple consisting of a stupa surrounded by 5 pagodas. The stupa has 1,563 images of Buddha carved into the walls. They all seem the same but as you focus on them each is slightly different. The pagoda was constructed in 1732. It was a hot sunny summer day when we visited but there many shady places filled with flowers. #awesomepic #urbanexplorer #awesomepic