ariellek_bj

2017-11-23 15:30:29

The White Horse Pagoda requires a RMB 15 ticket. There is nothing in there except for the pagoda, which has 9 levels, 12-metre tall, and a 7-metre diameter. The pagoda you see was built about 170 years ago during the Qing dynasty. The original White Horse Pagoda was built about 1600 years ago, after a then-famous Buddhist monk returned from the west and his horse, which took him all the way across the harsh desert, died as he entered Dunhuang. There are only 2 reasons you would come to this site: 1) You're determined to hit all the possible sightseeing places in Dunhuang, perhaps because it's your 3rd or 4th trip here. Or 2) you're returning to the city after a day visiting the sites to the far west of Dunhuang (eg. Yadan geological park, Yumen Pass, etc.) The pagoda is located just 2km west of Dunhuang city, so if you're passing through anyway you might wish to stop by and take a look. Either way, you can decide for yourself whether it's worthwhile according to your travel purposes.

EmaM777

2018-01-01 06:13:50

cuando nos llevaron a ver esta pequena pagoda me dio la sensacion que era una visita de relleno,no es ni grande,ni importante.Lo unico curioso es la historia relativa a sla construccion en honor a un caballo,fiel companero de su dueno,un monke budista