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Jingge White Pagoda is located in Jingge Park, Gengma County, Lincang. The White Pagoda was first built in 1778. It was built by Han Chaoyuan, the 14th chieftain of Gengma, to commemorate the friendly neighbors of China and Myanmar. "The day.
The Gengma Earthquake in 1988 damaged the upper part of the Jingge White Pagoda. The current White Pagoda was rebuilt after the earthquake in 1991. The main tower is 30 meters high, which symbolizes the body of the Lord Buddha. It is said that Buddha Nirvana turned into 13 "relics", so Jingge Pagoda is divided into 13 large and small. The 12 attached towers around it symbolize the 12 great disciples. The body of the main and auxiliary pagodas is of masonry structure, and the pointed hat on the top of the pagoda is made of refined alloy and coated with gold leaf, which is dazzling in the sun and radiates Buddha's light. The two sky-roaring unicorns in the south of the tower are the guards and mounts of the Lord Buddha. There are 12 Buddha statues sitting around the main tower, including Tathagata, Guanyin, Maitreya Buddha, and 9 Vajra Arhats. Either with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, or with a face like a full moon, or with joy, or with a smile or deep thought.
During the rush to the White Pagoda, people from all over the place gathered under the Pagoda, and devout men and women burned incense and worshiped in front of the White Pagoda. The young people take the village as a unit, beating drums and dancing, which is very lively.