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Moer Pagoda is located on a sand dune in the middle of the ancient Matag Mountain, about 30 kilometers northeast of Kashgar. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Moer, Uighur means flue, chimney. The pagoda is composed of an oval earth pagoda and a bucket-shaped high platform, which was specially used for worshiping Buddha. In the early days, local residents had always mistakenly believed that this tower was an ancient beacon tower, hence the name Moore.
The pagoda is backed by the ancient Matage Mountain and faces the Chakmak River. The pagoda is 13 meters high and magnificent. There are remnants of the palace under the tower, which was destroyed by the war. The tower body is hollow, and the climbing footwell can be seen on the upper part. There is a round hole on the top. Next to the big pagoda is a huge high platform, like an inverted big bucket, with a big bottom and a small top. It is the central building of the pagoda, which is specially used for Buddha. Although the Buddha statues in the pagoda have disappeared, the traces of the Buddhist niches are still vaguely discernible.
In the southeast of Moer Pagoda, there is a group of ruins of monks' houses. On the sandy ground under the slope, there is a row of ancient Karez wells, about 1 km long, which were the water source for the monks in those days. After Islam was officially introduced to Kashgar in the early 10th century, the Moer Pagoda declined and disappeared in the flames of war.
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Open all year round
