The pagoda itself functions as a temple, making it a “vertical monastery” — or, as its name suggests, “The Palace of Buddha.” ...

This form of construction was not common in mausoleums of the Qin, Han ... and the arts of architecture, painting, sculpture, music, dancing and other facets of the Tang Dynasty and the Five ...

Four of the tombs were from the Han Dynasty, which lasted from 206 ... technology during the Jin and Southern dynasties' architecture," said Cheng Hao, an official from the Guangzhou Municipal ...