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Gan Zhou District

The Western Xia Giant Buddha Temple houses a monumental wooden-core indoor reclining Buddha, overlooking fertile oases fed by the Heihe River in Ganzhou.

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A place shaped through time

The Western Xia Giant Buddha Temple houses a monumental wooden-core indoor reclining Buddha, overlooking fertile oases fed by the Heihe River in Ganzhou.

Gan Zhou District

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Zhangye Dafo Temple

Zhangye Dafo Temple

A huge clay reclining Buddha lies inside one of China's largest surviving Western Xia-era timber halls, a Silk Road landmark where many peoples and cultures met.

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