thirteen-storeyed wooden pagoda called Lingwei. It was once very famous, but for a very short time. In 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty the wooden pagoda was struck by lightning and burnt down.

For instance, the pagoda at the White ... palace-and-courtyard patterns of Chinese architecture. A later example of turning a palace into a temple is the famous Yonghegong (Palace of Harmony ...

Time Out Bangkok in partnership with ICONSIAM Hailing from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Xu Hongfei is at the forefront of today’s Chinese sculptors. His series of “Chubby Women” catapulted ...